Neale Richmond (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
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736. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a school (details supplied) will lose all access to green space through planned works; if she has considered another location for the works; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30981/21]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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In relation to the schools to which the Deputy refers I can confirm that my Department Officials have been engaging with the relevant school authorities to ensure that the shared space in their interim accommodation location meets the needs of all stakeholders on the site and I can confirm that there will still be sufficient open space for all.

Pádraig O'Sullivan (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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737. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a precise timeframe for when schools that were categorised as number ten in the order of priority under the summer works scheme can expect final approval and funding for their projects to commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30992/21]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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The Summer Works Scheme that launched in 2019 was a multi-annual scheme and applications are held in the system for consideration under future rounds of the scheme. There are 10 categories in total and to date 3 of those categories have been assessed.

I wish to advise that commensurate with the level of funding available for the SWS in 2021, applications will be assessed on a top down basis in accordance with the prioritisation criteria outlined in the governing Circular Letter for the Scheme. This Circular Letter (0027/2019) is available on my Department's website www.education.ie