Noel Grealish (Galway West, Progressive Democrats)
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Question 519: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding a school (details supplied) in County Galway; when construction of this new school will proceed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30063/05]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The new school building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is at an early stage of architectural planning.

My Department's planning section recently reviewed the long-term staffing requirements for the school and as a result has increased the brief from a new 12 classroom school to a new 16 classroom school. A site visit will be arranged shortly to determine the best way to meet the revised brief and further progression of the project through the design process can then be made. Progression of projects to construction will be considered in the context of the school building and modernisation programme 2005 to 2009.