Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 266: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the stage at which the proposal to construct a new school at a location (details supplied) in Dublin 5 has reached; the system which is being used by her Department for prioritising applications for rebuilding; and the prospective starting date for this school. [37098/05]

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. My Department's officials are in the process of examining a recently received revised stage 1,2,3 submission — for site suitability, briefing and site report, outline sketch scheme and developed sketch scheme — 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.

Details of the published criteria for prioritising applications for funding of large scale primary and post-primary school capital building projects will be forwarded to the Deputy. Progression of projects to construction will be considered in the context of the school building and modernisation programme for 2006 to 2009.