Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick East, Labour)
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Question 270: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress which has been made since her visit on 10 March 2005 in locating a suitable site for a school (details supplied); if she has made financial provision for the purchase of a site; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15685/05]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The property management section of the OPW, which acts on behalf of my Department regarding site acquisitions generally, is continuing to explore the possibility of acquiring a site for the school referred to by the Deputy. While a technical report on sites in the area has been received by OPW, a number of issues identified in this report need to be pursued. Due to the commercial sensitivities of site acquisitions, it is not proposed at this stage to identify specific sites to be acquired.

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick East, Labour)
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Question 271: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress which has been made in identifying a site for a Gaelcholáiste in County Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15686/05]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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It is my Department's policy to support the provision of all-Irish school facilities at primary and post-primary level in all areas where a demand for such provision is clearly demonstrated and no alternative exists within a reasonable distance. My Department is in receipt of a proposal from Limerick City VEC to establish a Gaelcholáiste in Limerick from September 2006 and this is under active consideration. Location is part of this consideration.