Tom Hayes (Tipperary South, Fine Gael)
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Question 734: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the application by a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary for additional facilities and improved conditions. [29110/05]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The school planning section of my Department is assessing the post rationalisation accommodation needs of the schools to which the Deputy refers. In this regard, the local inspector has been requested to provide long-term projections for both schools to establish the extent of accommodation needed to facilitate the amalgamation. In addition, a technical inspection has been carried out on the existing buildings to determine which, if either, would be suitable to act as a host for the new school. A greenfield site solution will be necessary if a host does not emerge. The technical report will be available in the Department shortly.

In the meantime, the project has been assessed in accordance with the prioritisation criteria for large scale projects. It will be considered for commencement of architectural planning when the various strands have been pulled together in terms of the long-term projected enrolment and a proposed accommodation solution.