Albert Dolan (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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458. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to commit to funding for repairs, upkeep and inspections of the playground adjoining a school (details supplied), which is used extensively on a daily basis by every class in the school and consequently experiences significant wear and tear, the cost of which currently has to be met through fundraising by the local community group. [51502/25]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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My department has recently completed a building project at the school referred to by the deputy. This extension and refurbishment project allowed the school to increase its capacity to a 16-classroom school plus accommodation for special education need classes.

The issue of funding repairs, upkeep and inspections of playgrounds outside the vested site areas of schools and other such issues is a matter for the relevant Local Authority if managed and owned by the local County Council or by the Local Community Group if community managed and owned.

My department has no statutory function in this matter.