Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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I can confirm to the Deputy, that my Department is in recent receipt of correspondence from the school in question relating to the schools accommodation needs.

Officials from my Department are considering the issues raised in the correspondence and a decision will issue to the school authority directly as soon as possible.

I can assure the Deputy that my Department is working to ensure that there is appropriate school accommodation in place to meet the school place needs of all children.

The purpose of my Department's Additional School Accommodation (ASA) scheme is to ensure that essential mainstream and special education classroom accommodation is available to cater for pupils enrolled each year and where the need cannot be met by the school’s existing accommodation. Where there is a need for accelerated delivery of such accommodation my Department utilises Modern Methods of Construction, including my Department's Modular Accommodation Framework, to meet the accommodation need. My Department has additionally put Project Management provision in place to support schools in the expedited delivery of this accommodation.

Officials in my Department have been liaising with the school in question in relation their future accommodation needs.