Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 524: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the provision of an extension to a school (details supplied) in County Mayo; when this extension was first applied for; the estimated costs of the work; the stage it is at; the dates that this application progressed to each different stage; if it is included in the school building programme for 2006; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31390/05]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The school in question first made an application for an extension in September 1999. It is not my Departments policy to provide details of estimated costs as to do so might prejudice the tender outcome for the project.

The project was included in the expansion of the devolved scheme for primary school building works for 2005. A grant was sanctioned to enable the management authorities of this school to provide additional accommodation.

The initiative allows boards of management to address their accommodation and building priorities with a guaranteed amount of funding and gives boards of management control of the building project. It is my understanding that the board of management is at the pre-tender stage with the project and expects that it will be on site by the new year.