Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 25 May 2016
105. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a school (details supplied) under the summer works scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11993/16]
Amharc ar fhreagraI wish to advise the Deputy that the Summer Works Scheme (SWS) will be applied on a multi-annual basis for the years 2016 and 2017. The Deputy will be aware that details of the 197 successful school applicants in Categories 1 and 2 under the SWS (2016-2017) were announced on 28th April last, details of which are published on my Department's website, www.education.ie.
Under SWS (2016-2017), valid applications from schools that were not reached for funding reasons from within the funding made available in 2016 will qualify to be assessed for purposes of the funding available in 2017, subject to the overall availability of funding. If this arises, the terms and conditions of the scheme as outlined in Circular Letter (0055/2015), which may be accessed on my Department's website, will continue to apply when allocating funding to such projects. An application from the school, referred to by the Deputy, is available to be considered in this context.
