Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The accommodation requirements of the Limerick Education Centre are under consideration in my Department. A number of options for the provision of appropriate accommodation in a suitable location are being explored. When a decision has been made on how best to provide for the needs of the centre, the project will be progressed in the context of the school buildings and modernisation programme.

I have made a number of announcements relating to the 2005 schools building programme and I will make further announcements in due course. The needs of the Limerick Education Centre will be considered in this regard.

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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Question 408: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the work that will be carried out arising from the recent financial allocation to construct a new school (details supplied) in County Carlow; if this allocation is sufficient to complete the building and furnishing of this new four-teacher school; if there will be no financial shortfall for this project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7757/05]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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My Department is moving towards a model of devolving the responsibility of building projects to school management authorities where appropriate. The devolving of funding to local level will accommodate school authorities to have responsibility and ownership of their building projects and assist in moving projects in a specific timeframe through the design process, to tender action and construction. The school in question has been included for a new school under the small schools initiative 2005 which I announced last week.

Liam Aylward (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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Question 409: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when approval will issue to the board of management of a national school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny in respect of its application for a building project under the schools building programme 2005; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7758/05]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The project to which the Deputy refers was included in the recently published list of capital projects that have been authorised to commence architectural planning with immediate effect.