Tom Hayes (Tipperary South, Fine Gael)
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Question 1369: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding an application for additional facilities for a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary. [2084/06]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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As the Deputy will be aware, the school to which he refers has agreed to amalgamate with another school in the area. In common with all amalgamation situations, a technical inspection was carried out on the existing buildings to ascertain, which if either, would be suitable to act as a host for the new school. The technical report has been received and examined in the school planning section and it will be informing the school authority of the outcome shortly.

In the meantime, the proposed project has been assessed in accordance with the prioritisation criteria for large-scale building projects. Progress on the project will be considered in the context of the school building and modernisation programme from 2006 onwards.