Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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278. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which a school can apply for a devolved grant for a school extension or upgrade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14057/18]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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I wish to advise the Deputy of my Department’s Additional School Accommodation (ASA) Scheme under which a school may apply for the provision of additional accommodation where a deficit has been identified.  The purpose of the ASA scheme is to ensure that essential classroom accommodation is available to cater for pupils enrolled each year and where the need cannot be met by the school’s existing accommodation.

Applications are considered in the context of the very significant challenges facing my Department in prioritising available capital funding for essential mainstream classrooms to meet the demand for extra school places, such as in the case where an additional teacher has been appointed.

The ASA application form may be accessed on my Department's website .

Jackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail)
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279. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of applications for additional classroom spaces and an application for a new classroom teacher by a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14061/18]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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The school referred to by the Deputy has submitted an application to my Department for additional accommodation in recent days to facilitate an additional mainstream teacher post approved, for the school in question, for September 2018.

The application will be assessed by my Department and a decision will be conveyed to the school authority when the assessment process has concluded.