Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)
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Question 425: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the source of funding for the management and maintenance of joint school community sports halls as provided for under the schools building programme; the funding designated for the joint school and community usage of the sports hall under construction at a school (details supplied) in Dublin 24; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13040/05]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The project referred to by the Deputy is one of a number of dual use halls being funded as part of a joint programme to develop community sports facilities in drugs task force areas. Preliminary discussions have taken place with the relevant local authorities regarding the management of the community aspect of these facilities. Each school authority will be kept advised of developments.

Michael Lowry (Tipperary North, Independent)
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Question 426: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if correspondence (details supplied) has been brought to her attention; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13041/05]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I have included the building project for the school in question in my recently announced list of school projects to proceed through architectural planning in 2005. I have also approved the school for works to be carried out under the summer works scheme.

My Department will be in contact with the school management shortly to progress the design process. I have now announced the first phases of the 2005 schools building and modernisation programme which provided details of: a total of 122 major school building projects country wide, including 89 primary school projects, which will prepare tenders and move to construction during the next 12 to 15 months; an additional 171 primary schools that will be invited to deliver their building projects on the basis of devolved funding; a total of 43 schools, of which 32 are primary schools, that will be authorised to commence architectural planning; a total of 124 schools, of which 73 are primary schools, whose projects will further progress through the design process and 590 schools approved for funding under the 2005 summer works scheme. A grant of €190,278 has been approved for the school in question to carry out an electrical upgrade as part of the summer works scheme 2005.

I plan to make a further announcement in the coming period in relation to the 2005 schools building and modernisation programme that will include details of projects identified as suitable for construction under public private partnerships.