Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 1375: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position with regard to proposals by her Department to re-develop a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15; if budgetary provision has been made for same and when she expects the work to commence and to be completed in respect of the school as promised by her predecessor; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2227/06]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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An application for major capital funding from the school to which the Deputy refers has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large-scale building projects. Progress on the project is being considered in the context of the school building and modernisation programme from 2006 onwards.

It is my intention that the post primary school will be delivered by way of a design build project. To this end, my Department has advertised in the Official Journal of the European Union for design build teams. The short listing of these teams is currently being undertaken. A project manager has also been appointed to manage the delivery of the project.

With regard to the overall rapidly developing nature of the area concerned, I want to assure the Deputy that the school planning section of my Department is continuously monitoring the rate and pace of housing developments and is in constant consultation with planning officials from Fingal County Council in this regard.