AQW 38974/22-27

Miss Nuala McAllister
Alliance Party
North Belfast

Tabled Date: 23/01/2026
Answered On Date: 02/02/2026
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any prioritisation criteria that will be used for school enhancement projects, given the gap in funding required for completion of all schools within the School Enhancement Programme.

Answer:

Funding continues to be available to progress SEP projects through the design stages to pre-tender. A decision to release projects to tender for a contractor will be taken on a case-by-case basis, dependent on budget availability at that time.

I will continue to make the case for additional funding for education through the Executive to allow projects to proceed to construction.