Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein)
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448. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 465 of 17 September 2025, for an updated table accounting of the recent funding announcement under the climate action summer works scheme (details supplied), by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66155/25]

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.

Under this scheme, approved applications from schools that were not reached for funding or market prioritisation reasons in 2026 will qualify to be assessed for purposes of the funding available for climate action summer works in subsequent years. It is anticipated that the next tranche of approvals will be announced in the latter half of 2026.

Full details of the Climate Action Works Scheme including details of the first tranche of approvals can be found at . Please see breakdown by county below.