Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)
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Question 68: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the timescale for the allocation of funding to commence construction of an extension of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 20; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13118/05]

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 be progressed through architectural planning in 2005. My Department will be in contact with the school shortly to progress the design process. A decision on which school building projects will advance to tender and construction as part of the 2006 schools building and modernisation programme will be taken later in the year.

I have now announced the first phases of the 2005 schools building and modernisation programme which provided details 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 in the number of primary schools that will be invited to deliver their building projects on the basis of devolved funding; 43 schools, of which 32 are primary schools, that will be authorised to commence architectural planning; 590 schools approved for funding under the 2005 summer works scheme, of which over 360 are primary schools; 124 schools, of which 73 are primary schools, whose projects will further progress through the design process.

In addition, approximately €18 million in respect of all primary schools will be issued under the devolved grant to enable schools to carry out minor works. Each primary school gets a standard rate of €3,809 together with a per pupil rate of €12.70.

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