Michael Lowry (Tipperary, Independent)
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332. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56906/21]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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I am pleased to inform the Deputy that funding was approved under the Department's Additional School Accommodation (ASA) Scheme to enable the school in question to build a two-classroom SEN base. This project was approved to Tender in August 2021. Subsequent to this approval, the school sought to incorporate a Summers Works Scheme (SWS) project into this tendering process.

The school was approved funding under my Departments Summer Works Scheme (SWS) under Category 10 - External Environment. The school subsequently forwarded a tender report which contained a different scope of works than the approved level and at a costing which was well in excess of the grant aid provided. The school was advised to scale back the scope of works to match the original application; the school has submitted additional documentation, which is currently under review by the Summer Works and Additional Accommodation teams.

In the interim, a site visit from a member of the SWS team along with a member of the Department's Professional & Technical team is currently being arranged with a view to assessing a proposal in respect of the car park.