341. Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Education the reason a school (details supplied) was refused funding for roof repairs. [42675/24]

The school to which the Deputy refers submitted an application for funding under the Emergency Works Scheme (EWS) for roof works.

With regards to the application in question, as the roof works were completed in 2016 it was recommended that the school's Board of Management revert back to the original design team (consultant and roofing contractor) seeking an explanation of why the current roof, refurbished in 2016, has failed.

In light of this information it was deemed that the works do not fall within the remit of the EWS and therefore the application seeking funding in respect of same was rejected. The option is open to the school in question to appeal this decision via the Esinet system. The appeal should include additional relevant information that was not provided as part of the initial EWS application.