Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 248: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when funding will be made available for a project at a school (details supplied) in County Mayo; when this school applied for this funding; and the stage its application is at. [28540/04]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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In March 1996 my Department received an application for the provision of a PE hall at the school referred to by the Deputy. The building project is at advanced architectural planning and my Department's officials have received a combined stage 4-5, detail design-bill of quantities, submission from the school.

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.

Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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Question 249: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the status of an application by County Kildare VEC to build a physical education hall at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; if the project will be prioritised in view of the fact that the school is classified as disadvantaged; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28541/04]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The application from the school to which the Deputy refers is being considered as part of a review of all projects which did not proceed to construction as part of the 2004 school building programme. Under this review, all projects are being assessed against the published prioritisation criteria which were revised earlier this year following consultation 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 school building programme from 2005 onwards. Following conclusion of the budgetary process I intend to publish the 2005 school building programme which will operate in the context of a multi-annual framework.