Jackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail)
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256. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an application and appeal by a school (details supplied) for a specialised ASD portacabin to house its new ASD unit from September 2018 until the new unit is built will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35629/18]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy is aware, my Department approved a grant to the school in question to build a new ASD Unit in July 2018.  

The current accommodation available at the school includes five classrooms and three Special Education Teacher (SET) Rooms.

For the 2018/2019 school year, the school has a requirement for four mainstream classrooms, one ASD class and three SET rooms.  My Department is satisfied that the school can utilise existing accommodation to meet these teaching requirements pending the completion of the building project to provide the ASD Unit.