Paul McGrath (Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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Question 1360: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the building project of a school (details supplied) in County Westmeath; when this project will gain approval to move to the next stage of the school building programme. [1843/06]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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As part of the expansion of the devolved scheme for primary school building works, a grant of €345,000 was sanctioned to enable the management authorities of the school in question to provide additional accommodation. The initiative allows boards of management to address their accommodation and building priorities with a guaranteed amount of funding and gives boards of management control of the building project. I understand that the building project at this school commenced on site over the Christmas period. My Department's school building section expects to be in a position to pay the initial portion of the grant in the coming weeks.

Paul McGrath (Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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Question 1361: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the building project of a school (details supplied) in County Westmeath; when this project will gain approval to move to the next stage of the school building programme. [1844/06]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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As part of the expansion of the devolved scheme for primary school building works, a grant of €345,000 was sanctioned to enable the management authorities of the school in question to provide additional accommodation. The initiative allows boards of management to address their accommodation and building priorities with a guaranteed amount of funding and gives boards of management control of the building project. I understand that the school board of management has applied for planning permission and are awaiting a decision from the planning authority.

Paul McGrath (Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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Question 1362: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the building project of a school (details supplied) in County Westmeath; when this project will gain approval to move to the next stage of the school building programme. [1845/06]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The project referred to by the Deputy was included on the 2005 school building and modernisation programme to go to tender and construction. The stage 3 documentation — detailed design — was recently examined by the Department's technical staff, however, further clarification with regard to aspects of the stage three has been requested and my Department is currently awaiting same. Once the stage three is approved, my Department will devolve authority to the school in question to proceed to planning permission, tender and construction.