Paul Connaughton Snr (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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Question 1115: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason approval has not been given to the building of a new school as a result of the amalgamation of schools (details supplied) in County Galway; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that negotiations have been ongoing for eight years and that there is a severe structural defect concerning the roof in one of the schools; the plans she has to progress the amalgamation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1338/05]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The provision of accommodation for the amalgamated school in County Galway referred to has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria, which was revised following consultation with the education partners. Progress on this project is being considered in the context of the schools building programme.

I recently announced the first phase of the 2005 school building programme which provided details of 122 major school building projects which will prepare tenders and move to construction during 2005.This announcement is the first in a series I plan to make in the coming period on the schools building and modernisation programme that will include details of schools identified as suitable for construction under public private partnerships; an expansion of the number of schools that will be invited to deliver their building projects on the basis of devolved funding; details of schools with projects approved under the 2005 summer works scheme; schools whose projects will further progress through the design process; schools that will be authorised to commence architectural planning.