In order to ensure the long-term planning of capital provision through a precise and detailed identification of accommodation needs in schools the Department has undertaken, on a pilot basis, a comprehensive inventory of the accommodation of 115 primary and post-primary schools in County Kildare. The information gained from the survey will be placed on a geographic information system – GIS – database. The Department is undertaking a detailed assessment of the pilot phase of the inventory to determine more precisely the nature and extent of the nationwide survey.