Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats)
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133. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an emergency works scheme application by a school (details supplied) in Dublin 11; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28157/18]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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My Department’s Planning and Building Unit received an Emergency Works Application from the school in question in December 2015. The school authority were requested to scale back the works to repair only and apply for a replacement roof under the Department’s Summer Works Scheme (SWS) 2016/2017. An application for scaled back works was not received.

The school authority did submit a SWS application but applied for multiple projects which is not permitted under the SWS scheme as schools are only allowed apply for one project and as a result their application was not considered.

It is open to the school in question to submit a new Emergency Works Application for repair works only to the roof and apply under any future Summer Works Scheme to have the roof replaced. Schools seeking emergency works funding must complete an Emergency Works Application form, which is available on my Department’s website.