Paul McGrath (Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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Question 446: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when a permanent site and the provision of an appropriate school building will be secured to serve the needs of a school (details supplied) which is in temporary accommodation in Griffeen Valley, Lucan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29837/04]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The property management section of the Office of Public Works, which acts on behalf of my Department regarding site acquisitions generally, is exploring the possibility of acquiring a site for the school referred to by the Deputy. Owing to the commercial sensitivities of site acquisitions, it is not proposed at this stage to identify specific sites to be acquired. However, that information will be placed on my Department's website when the relevant acquisitions have been completed. In the meantime, 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, including the school referred to by the Deputy. 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 school building programme from 2005. The question of the provision of new accommodation for the school will be considered further when a site has been acquired.