Seán Power (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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Question 172: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if Scoil Bhríde, Kilcullen have applied for an extension to the school; and the stage their application is at. [16171/04]

Noel Dempsey (Meath, Fianna Fail)
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An application for major capital improvement works has been received from the management authorities of Scoil Bhríde, Kilcullen. The 2004 school building programme has been published and full details on individual projects are available on my Department's website at www.education.ie. On the basis of the funding allocation and the competing priorities for that funding, it was not possible to include the project at the school in question this year. However, a key strategy for building projects will be grounded on the budget day announcement of multi-annual allocations for capital investment in education projects. All projects that are not going to construction as part of the 2004 school building programme will be re-evaluated with a view to including them as part of the multi-annual building programme from 2005 onwards. I expect to be in a position to make a further announcement on this matter during 2004.