Seán Power (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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Question 166: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress which has been made on the extension/amalgamation of Scoil Eoin, Scoil Mhuire, Athy, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15290/04]

Noel Dempsey (Meath, Fianna Fail)
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The large-scale building project for the schools referred to by the Deputy is listed in section 8 of the 2004 school building programme published on my Department's website at www.education.ie This project is at stage 2, detailed sketch scheme, of architectural planning. It had been assigned a band 1 rating by my Department in accordance with the published criteria for prioritising large-scale projects.

Indicative timescales have been included for large-scale projects proceeding to tender in 2004. The budget announcement regarding multi-annual capital envelopes will enable me to adopt a multi-annual framework for the schools building programme which, in turn, will give greater clarity regarding projects that are not progressing to tender in this year's programme including, Scoil Eoin-Scoil Mhuire. I will make a further announcement in that regard during the year.