Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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310. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that an application is approved at the earliest possible date in view of the need to provide additional accommodation at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19142/22]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department is in receipt of an application for additional school accommodation (ASA) from the school authority in question.

Officials from my Department have corresponded with Cavan/Monaghan ETB in relation to this application and on receipt of their response, the application will be progressed and a decision will issue to the ETB directly.

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.