Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 722: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress on the provision of the extra facilities at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33250/05]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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Responsibility for the progression to tender and construction of the project at this school has been devolved to the school authority, County Kildare VEC. I understand tenders have been received within the approved budget and it is intended that the project will commence on site in the coming weeks. The construction period will be in the region of 15 months.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 723: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the provision of extra facilities at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; when a decision will be made to progress this matter in early date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33251/05]

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 and 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.