Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 163: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the expected completion date of the new national school for Rathmore, County Kildare. [20515/05]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I am pleased to inform the Deputy that construction work is well under way on the new eight classroom school for Rathmore, County Kildare. The new school is scheduled for completion for September of this year.

Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 164: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress to date in the pre-selection of contractors for the required extension to a school (details supplied) in County Kildare. [20516/05]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The project referred to by the Deputy is among the largescale projects on the current school building programme announced in January for proceeding to tender and construction over a 12 to 15 month period. My Department has given devolved authority to the school authority in question to proceed to tender and construction with this project. I understand that the pre-selection of contractors is well under way following which they envisage that tenders will be invited.

Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 165: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will authorise the early seeking of tenders for a new school (details supplied) in County Kildare. [20517/05]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The project referred to by the Deputy is among the largescale projects on the current school building programme to move to tender and construction over the next 12 to 15 months. My Department has authorised the design team to commence pre-qualification process and it is envisaged that the project will go to tender in the autumn.

Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 166: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when architectural planning will be completed in respect of the extension to a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if funding is available in 2005 for construction to commence. [20518/05]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I am pleased to inform the Deputy that 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. The project is at an early stage of architectural planning. The stage 3 submission — detailed plans-costs — is currently with my Department and will be assessed by my Department's staff in due course. When this analysis is complete the school building section will be in contact with the school authorities. 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.

Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 167: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to the provision of permanent accommodation at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20520/05]

Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 168: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she is in a position to sanction the required extension to a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20521/05]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 167 and 168 together.

Applications for capital funding from the schools in question were considered as part of a review of all projects which did not proceed to construction as part of the 2004 school building programme. Under this review, all projects have been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria, which were revised last year following consultation with the education partners. Each project has been assigned a band rating and the progress of all projects, including those referred to by the Deputy, is being considered in the context of the school building programme from 2005 onwards.