Olwyn Enright (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 181: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when he intends to provide funding for an extension to a school (details supplied) in Dublin 6 to avoid paying rent for outside premises together with funding for a fire escape; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16328/04]

Noel Dempsey (Meath, Fianna Fail)
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A large-scale building project for Gaelscoil Lios Na nÓg national school is listed in section 9 of the 2004 school building programme which is published on my Department's website at www.education.ie. This project includes the provision of an escape stairs and is at early stages 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. It is planned to progress this project to the next stage of architectural planning during 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. I will make a further announcement in that regard during the year.