No new summer building works funds for schools

The Department of Education is providing no new funding for schools to undertake important building repairs and upgrades this summer.

Instead, nearly 180 schools that could not complete projects under the summer works scheme last year have been re-allocated the €25m for gas, electrical, roofing, and other works.

The 108 primary and 70 secondary schools make up 40% of the 438 that only found out last May that their projects had been approved for inclusion in what was to have been a two-year €80m funding programme.