Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 1 February 2023
138. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Education if the extension to a school (details supplied) which her Department previously committed to building, is proceeding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5053/23]
View answerI can confirm to the Deputy, that my Department is not in receipt of an application for funding under the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) Scheme, from the school in question.
It is open to the school authorities to submit an application for assessment and my officials have sent the necessary forms and information to the school authorities to enable them to do so.
The purpose of the ASA scheme is to ensure that essential mainstream classroom and Special Education Needs (SEN) accommodation is available to cater for pupils enrolled each year, where the need cannot be met by the school’s existing accommodation.
