Michael Lowry (Tipperary North, Independent)
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Question 598: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if correspondence (details supplied) has been received by her Department; when the school mentioned in the correspondence will be approved in order to proceed with the building of a gym and canteen facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32595/05]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The correspondence in question has been received by the Department of Education and Science. An initial application for additional accommodation, to include several specialist rooms, an administration area, a general purpose/dining area and servery, storage areas and a physical education hall, was received from the management authority of the school in question. Subsequently the school submitted an application for funding towards the provision of six small rooms in temporary accommodation for special needs education.

The overall accommodation needs of the school are being examined in the Department to ensure any capital funding being provided is appropriate to meet the school's long-term accommodation needs. My officials are in contact with the school authority in this regard. The project is being considered in the context of the school building and modernisation programme, 2005 to 2009.