Michael Lowry (Tipperary North, Independent)
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Question 168: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the date on which she intends to announce the next phase of the school building programme for 2005; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6387/05]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I have today announced the next phase of the programme under which 192 schools will be allocated funding to undertake projects, such as extensions and refurbishments. These projects will proceed immediately, on a devolved basis, which means that the school authorities will control the planning and construction phases of the improvement works at their own school. Each school will be contacted directly by officials over the next few days.

Further phases of the school building and modernisation programme are nearing finalisation and I will be making further announcements in the coming weeks to include an expansion of the number of schools and extending the scope of the projects approved under the summer works scheme and schools that will be authorised to commence architectural planning and schools whose projects will further progress through the design process.