Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 156: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to his reply to a recent parliamentary question in respect of Tiermohan national school, County Kildare, if he will enter into discussions with the community and school authorities with a view to adopting a public private partnership with the objective of providing permanent classroom facilities, including a GP hall, in view of the fact that the local community have already raised a considerable sum toward site acquisition, and keeping in mind the rapidly increasing school population and that more than 50% of the present accommodation is by way of pre-fabs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15238/04]

Noel Dempsey (Meath, Fianna Fail)
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An application for grant-aid towards improvement works has been received from the management authority of Tiermohan national school, Donadea, Naas. The application is being assessed in the school planning section of my Department. When a decision has been taken in the matter, contact will be made directly with the school authority.

Consideration of any new PPP projects will be based on an evaluation of the completed pilot PPP schools project together with a thorough assessment of affordability of any new projects in the context of the competing demands on the capital funding envelopes going forward. EUROSTAT recently announced changes to the accounting treatment of PPPs and these changes will also be taken into account in the consideration of any new projects.