Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 1287: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if architectural planning for phase two of the extension to a school (details supplied) in County Kildare is complete; if not, when it will be completed; if there is any capital funding available at present which is likely not to be spent in the current year which would allow her to sanction the commencement of construction of the phase two extension in 2005. [25854/05]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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An extension to cater for the immediate needs of the school to which the Deputy refers is under construction and due to be completed shortly. Phase two, consisting of a further extension, is at an early stage of architectural planning. My Department recently wrote to the school requesting a stage two submission — outline sketch scheme. Further progress on the project can be considered when the school's response is received.

Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 1288: To ask the Minister for Education and Science, further to Parliamentary Question No. 158 of 16 June 2005, if further progress has been made. [25856/05]

Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 1298: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when the building project for a new school (details supplied) in County Kildare will go to tender; and when work will commence on the new school. [25902/05]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 1288 and 1298 together.

I am pleased to advise the Deputy that on 6 May 2005 my Department gave devolved authority for the project in question to proceed to tender and construction. Planning permission for the project had been obtained from Kildare County Council in February 2005. Tender documents are being prepared by the project's design team and it is envisaged that the project will go to tender shortly.