Ryan O'Meara (Tipperary North, Fianna Fail)
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410. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) did not receive funding under the recently announced climate action summer works scheme; if there will be further rounds before next summer for funding to be made available to that school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65866/25]

Hildegarde Naughton (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy may be aware, in November 2025 the Minister announced the first tranche of approvals under the new Climate Action Summer Works Scheme. 297 projects were approved to proceed and involve primary, post primary and special schools, along with projects in all counties and across all categories of works. The investment in the first tranche of applications is in the region of €90m.

Given that funding is limited in any particular year it is necessary to prioritise applications. Under the new climate action summer works scheme which operates on a multi annual basis , like previous summer works schemes, applications from schools that were not reached for funding or market prioritisation reasons in the first tranche of approvals will qualify to be assessed for purposes of the funding available for climate action summer works in subsequent years.

Full details of the Climate Action Works Scheme including details of the first tranche of approvals can be found at www.gov.ie/en/department-of-education/services/summer-works-scheme/.

It is anticipated that the next tranche of approvals will be announced in the latter half of 2026.