Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 688: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding completion of an extension at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33212/05]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The extension at the school to which the Deputy refers was completed in May 2005.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 689: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position on the provision of extra facilities at schools (details supplied) in Dublin 24; when the tender process will be completed and the timeframe for completion of project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33213/05]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The refurbishment and extension project for the school referred to by the Deputy is on site. Work commenced in October 2005 and is due to be completed in October 2006.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 691: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the provision of the extra facilities required at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; when the project will advance to construction stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33215/05]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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Tenders have been received for the extension project at the school to which the Deputy refers. The design team for the school authority, the vocational education committee, is assessing the tenders. A tender report will be submitted to my Department for approval once this assessment is completed.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 692: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if and when funding will be sanctioned for the building and budget of a school (details supplied) in County Meath following information received by her Department some time ago; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33216/05]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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My Department is considering the question of the purchase of a site and temporary building for the school referred to by the Deputy. It is hoped to have the matter concluded as soon as possible.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 694: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if permanent classroom facilities can be put in place for a school (details supplied) in County Kildare which has received temporary accommodation in 2005; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33219/05]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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An application for further additional accommodation has recently been received from the school in question and progress on this application will be 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 695: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to provision of an extension at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33223/05]

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, that is, up to and including advanced architectural planning.

To bring this project to the required stage my Department's officials have requested and received various amendments to the stage 3 submission, detailed plans-costs, during the year. Most recently my Department's officials wrote to the school authorities on 21 September with some further queries and a response has now been received. These will be examined as soon as possible and my officials will then be in further 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.