Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 665: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of schools in County Kildare where pupils or students are accommodated in prefabricated classrooms; her plans to replace such structures with permanent accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33189/05]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The information the Deputy requests is not readily available. However, all applications on hand for major capital funding from schools in the Kildare area have been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale building projects. Progress on individual projects is being considered in the context of the school building and modernisation programme from 2006 onwards.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 671: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if extra facilities will be offered to a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33195/05]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is at an early stage of architectural planning. The school in question was listed in my announcement of April this year as a project to progress through architectural planning up to pre-tender stage, namely, up to and including advanced architectural planning. My Department's officials are in the process of examining a recently received stage two outline sketch scheme submission and, when this examination is completed, will be in contact with the school authorities with regard to the next steps involved in progressing this building project. Progression of projects to construction will be considered in the context of the School Building and Modernisation Programme 2005-2009.