John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein)
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196. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications for additional accommodation that have been made and subsequently approved or rejected under the schools capital appraisal section to date in 2019, in tabular form. [4938/19]

John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein)
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197. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications made for additional accommodation and considered by the schools capital appraisal section in 2017 and 2018, by county; and the number of applications approved and rejected, respectively by county. [4939/19]

Joe McHugh (Donegal, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 196 and 197 together.

Information on the number of applications received in 2017 and 2018 is not available. 44 applications have been received to date in 2019. Information in relation to all approved additional accommodation applications since 2011 and the current status of each is available on my Department's website and this information is updated on a weekly basis.

John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein)
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198. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the grounds on which applications for additional accommodation are approved under the schools capital appraisal section; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4940/19]

Joe McHugh (Donegal, Fine Gael)
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I can confirm to the Deputy that applications received under my Department’s Additional School Accommodation scheme are considered where an immediate long-term enrolment need has been identified and additional teacher(s) has been appointed and the school’s existing accommodation is not in a position to meet that need. In such cases, my Department would provide funding to a school for the necessary additional classroom(s).