Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein)
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380. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when remedial works on schools (details supplied) in County Meath which is a legacy from the original build in 2015, will be commenced and completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57414/22]

Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein)
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381. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the SEN base extensions will be moved to the next phase for schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57415/22]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 380 and 381 together.

The schools referred to by the deputy have been approved funding under the Department's Additional School Accommodation (ASA) Scheme, which will provide additional accommodation for children with special educational needs.

By means of addressing the legacy issued referred to by the deputy, the Department has engaged closely with the schools, visited the school site and agreed to incorporate some remedial works into the ASA project.

The Department is currently reviewing elements of a revised Stage 1 submission for the ASA project, which now incorporates remedial measures that were agreed between the schools and the Department onsite over the summer of 2022. This review is nearing a conclusion and the Department will revert to school authorities upon completion of the review in terms of progression of the project to the next stage of architectural planning.