Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick East, Labour)
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Question 240: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when she expects to give permission to a school (details supplied) in County Donegal to go to tender; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35855/05]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The proposed extension project for the school referred to by the Deputy is at an early stage of architectural planning and is one of the 124 schools that I announced in April of this year to progress through architectural planning.

The brief for the planned extension currently consists of a total area of 1,450 m2 and was initially set to cater for a long-term projected enrolment of 750 pupils. However, in light of the significant increase in enrolments at the school since the initial brief for the extension was determined and in order to ensure that the extension will deliver accommodation appropriate to the school's future needs, my Department's school planning section is in the process of re-assessing the long-term projected enrolment.

When this up to date determination of the school's long-term enrolments has been completed, the stage 1 submission, site suitability and site survey with various design solutions, will be reviewed. My Department will then contact the school authorities in regard to the next steps required to progress this project. A decision on this project's progression to tender and construction will be considered in the context of the school building and modernisation programme 2006-2009.