Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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As the Deputy is aware, last Moinday I announced The Roadmap for The Full Return to School, along with funding of over €370 million to support primary and post primary schools as they prepare for reopening.

It is recognised that a school in preparing for full reopening, may require some reconfiguration works to ensure that all available space in the school is availed of, including class space, to safely maximising physical distancing.

The type of adaption works may include, but are not limited to,  reconfiguration of classroom space, re-purposing rooms to provide additional space, adapting storage facilities, purchasing furniture, altering desk layouts, adapting toilet areas.  As each school setting is different, a ‘one size fits all approach’ is not appropriate, individual schools are best placed to decide on the appropriate re-configuration works for their school.

By providing funding to schools through a Minor Works Grant, schools will have necessary flexibility to implement these kind of reconfiguration measures in their school quickly.

Paul McAuliffe (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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27. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the temporary accommodation for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 9. [17959/20]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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My Department recently received a request from the school authority to retain a suite of rented, temporary accommodation at the school to which the Deputy refers.  An official from my Schools’ Capital Appraisals Section will contact the school authority shortly to discuss the matter further.