Niamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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325. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a school (details supplied); if the application will be examined under the additional accommodation scheme; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the project is linked to another major project already approved and is delaying works; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12528/22]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department received an application for capital funding, under the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) scheme from the school authority referred to by the Deputy.

The purpose of the ASA scheme is to ensure that essential mainstream classroom and Special Education Needs (SEN) accommodation is available to cater for pupils enrolled each year, where the need cannot be met by the school’s existing accommodation.

Officials in my Department have had recent engagement with the school authorities and confirmation of the approval of temporary accommodation has issued to the school.  In respect of the application for permanent accommodation, the brief is currently being revised by my Department's Professional and Technical staff and formal confirmation of the approval will issue shortly to the school authority.