Paul Gogarty (Dublin Mid West, Green Party)
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Question 437: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when new building work will commence for a school (details supplied) in County Limerick. [26780/04]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The extension-refurbishment project for the school referred to by the Deputy is at an early stage of architectural planning. It has a band 2 rating.

My officials are nearing completion of a review of all projects which did not proceed to construction as part of the 2004 school building programme with a view to including them as part of a multi-annual programme from 2005. All projects are being assessed against the published prioritisation criteria, agreed earlier this year with the education partners. Each project will be assigned a band rating and the progress of all projects will be considered in the context of the programme from 2005.

Following conclusion of the current Estimates and budgetary process, I intend to publish the 2005 building programme, which will operate in a multi-annual framework.