Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 985: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding extra facilities required at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; if she expects the project to advance in 2005; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11181/05]

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.

I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the school in question has accepted the grant for the provision of an extension under the 2005 permanent initiative which I announced recently.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 992: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position on a school (details supplied) in conjunction with the County Kildare VEC relating to relocation and extension of the school's capacity to 1,000 pupils; the progress she expects in 2005; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11188/05]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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County Kildare VEC which is the management authority of St. Patrick's post-primary school is currently progressing plans to relocate the school and extend its capacity to 1,000 pupils.

Discussions have been held with County Kildare VEC, the local authority and representatives of a developer on the matter. It is not possible to indicate at this stage when all matters relating to the school will be concluded.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 993: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when the new accommodation will be completed at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare to cater for pupil numbers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11189/05]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I wish to inform the Deputy that the extension project at the school to which he refers is due to be completed in May 2005.