Niamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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199. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if concerns raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5640/18]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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The school to which the Deputy refers has not brought the issue in question to the attention of my Department.  As Health and Safety issues are a matter for school authorities in the first instance, my Department advises that the parent should raise her concerns with the Board of Management.

There are a number of ways in which the school can address this issue.  A minor works grant of €6,517.50 was paid to the school last December for the 2017/18 school year.  Similar grant levels were paid in previous years.  This grant must be spent on the physical infrastructure of the school or on items of furniture and equipment for educational use.  Building improvement works covered include the installation of the system referred to by the Deputy.

The school will be also aware that it can apply for funding for this system under my Department's Summer Works Scheme (SWS) as it has applied for and been granted SWS funding for other building projects in the past.

An application for funding for the work will also be considered by my Department under its Emergency Works Grant Scheme.  The application form is available on my Department's website www.education.ie.