Dáil Éireann - Volume 397 - 27 March, 1990

Written Answers. - School Accommodation.

[1212] 162. Tomás Mac Giolla asked the Minister for Education if she will approve the extra classrooms requested by the Sacred Heart School, Huntstown, Dublin 15; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Minister for Education (Mrs. O'Rourke): An application for the provision of additional accommodation at the Sacred Heart School, Huntstown, Dublin 15 is under consideration in my Department at present.

A decision will be conveyed to the school authorities at the earliest possible date.

163. Mr. Flood asked the Minister for Education if any progress has been made in the matter of the provision of a sports hall for the Holy Family Community School, Rathcoole, County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Minister for Education (Mrs. O'Rourke): The funding of all post-primary building projects is dependent on the availability of capital resources and on my Department's other commitments and priorities. In recent years it has been necessary to commit the available resources to the provision of a most urgently needed classroom accommodation. In view of the above I am not in a position to allocate funds for this project.