Damien English (Meath, Fine Gael)
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Question 454: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the extent to which the present accommodation is sufficient to meet current and projected requirements in respect of all primary and post-primary schools in Navan, County Meath; her plans to meet these requirements in the future; the extent to which she has evaluated the population increase to determine these requirements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37958/05]

Damien English (Meath, Fine Gael)
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Question 455: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the extent to which the present accommodation is sufficient to meet current and projected requirements in respect of all primary and post-primary schools in Kells, County Meath; her plans to meet these requirements in the future; the extent to which she has evaluated the population increase to determine these requirements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37959/05]

Damien English (Meath, Fine Gael)
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Question 456: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the extent to which the present accommodation is sufficient to meet current and projected requirements in respect of all primary and post-primary schools in Trim, County Meath; her plans to meet these requirements in the future; the extent to which she has evaluated the population increase determine these requirements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37960/05]

Damien English (Meath, Fine Gael)
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Question 457: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the extent to which the present accommodation is sufficient to meet current and projected requirements in respect of all primary and post-primary schools in Oldcastle, County Meath; her plans to meet these requirements in the future; the extent to which she has evaluated the population increase to determine these requirements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37961/05]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 454 to 457, inclusive, together.

I am pleased to inform the Deputy that, at primary level, it is proposed to provide extensions for three schools in Navan, namely, Mercy Convent, St. Oliver Plunkett and St. Paul's. In Trim extensions are planned for both Scoil Mhuire Naofa and St. Mary's, while in Kells extensions are planned for the two primary schools. There are no plans to provide an extension for the primary school in Oldcastle. All applications for capital funding have been assessed and prioritised in accordance with the published criteria. Their progress will be considered in the context of the school building and modernisation programme from 2006 onwards.

At post-primary level it is proposed to provide a new school for Eureka secondary school in Kells as soon as the site has been acquired for same. My Department is included among the prescribed authorities to which local authorities are statutorily obliged to send draft development plans or proposed variations to development plans for comment. As a matter of course, meetings are arranged with local authorities to establish the location, scale and pace of any major proposed developments and sites are reserved, where necessary, to ensure as far as possible the timely delivery of required education infrastructure.