John Perry (Sligo-Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 153: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when the plans for the Ursuline College, Sligo, will be sanctioned; the reason for the delays in view of the fact that the present facilities are inadequate and in need of urgent upgrading for a school with a growing population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15231/04]

Noel Dempsey (Meath, Fianna Fail)
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The large-scale building project for the Ursuline College, Sligo, is listed in section 8 of the 2004 school building programme which is published on my Department's website at www.education.ie This project is at stage 4/5, pre-tender documents, of architectural planning. It has been assigned a band 2 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 school. Building programme, which in turn will give greater clarity regarding projects that are not progressing to tender in this year's programme including the Ursuline College. I will make a further announcement in that regard during the year.