620. Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Education and Skills when an application by a school (details supplied) in County Cork for funding under the capital funding programme will be determined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35951/15]

I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department is in receipt of an application for capital funding under the schools capital programme for the school in question.

I wish to advise the Deputy that due to the competing demands on my Department's capital budget imposed by the need to prioritise available funding towards the provision of essential school classroom accommodation, it is not possible at this point to provide an indicative timeframe for the provision of funding for the facility in question. In that regard however, significant funding was devolved to the school concerned in 2011 for the provision of four additional general classrooms to meet the schools immediate accommodation needs. If the school has any new or additional details in respect of their application, it is open to the school concerned to forward this to my Department for consideration.