Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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242. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will be made on an application under the additional accommodation scheme for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49145/22]

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 the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) scheme, from the school authority in question.

Officials from my Department have corresponded with the school authority and on receipt of their response the application will be progressed and a decision will issue to the school authority 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.