Eamon Scanlon (Sligo-Leitrim, Fianna Fail)
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183. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to formalise and regularise the minor works grant; his further plans to introduce a defined timeframe for these payments in order to avoid stress on schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53011/17]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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Demographic pressures, and the imperative of ensuring a school place for every child, are placing significant demands on the education capital budget.

As part of our longer term infrastructural planning, my Department will explore whether it will be possible to give greater certainty to primary schools in relation to the payment of the Minor Works Grant taking account of the Government's 10 Year Public Capital Investment Plan, which is currently under development.