Liam Aylward (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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Question 189: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress to date on the application for a building project at a national school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2141/05]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The project at the school to which the Deputy refers has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria, which were revised following consultation with the education partners. The project will be considered under the 2005 school building programme.

The Deputy will be aware that I recently announced the first phase of the 2005 school building programme which provided details of 122 major school building projects country wide which will prepare tenders and move to construction during 2005.

This announcement is the first in a series of announcements I plan to make in the coming period in relation to 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; and schools that will be authorised to commence architectural planning.

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 190: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when a permanent site will be provided for a school (details supplied) in County Mayo. [2142/05]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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My Department is providing grant-aid towards the rental of accommodation for the school in question.

The acquisition of a site for the provision of a new school will be considered in the context of 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; and schools that will be authorised to commence architectural planning. I will be making announcements regarding the above in the near future.

In 2005 €270 million will be allocated to primary schools and €223 million to post-primary schools for building and modernisation works which represents and increase of 14% on last year and is six times the 1997 amount.