Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 629: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when a decision will be made to allow a school (details supplied) in County Carlow to proceed to tender stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6951/06]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the school in question has been approved to proceed to stage 4-5, planning permission, fire certification, bill of quantities, tender documentation, of architectural planning. This is the final stage before the invitation of tenders. A decision on which school building projects will advance to tender and construction as part of the 2006 schools building and modernisation programme will be taken later in the year. All projects in architectural planning, including this school, will be considered as part of this process.

Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 630: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when a decision will be announced to allow a school (details supplied) in County Carlow to proceed to stage five on the school building programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6952/06]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I am pleased to advise the Deputy that on 14 December 2005 my Department gave devolved authority for the project in question to proceed to tender and construction. Planning permission and a fire certificate for the project have been applied for and tender documents are currently under preparation by the project's design team.

Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 631: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when a decision will be made allowing a school (details supplied) in County Carlow to advance to tender stage on the school building programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6953/06]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The project for the school referred to by the Deputy was included in my announced list of school projects to be progressed through architectural planning. The project is at stage 3, developed sketch scheme. A letter to the board of management seeking an updated cost plan as part of the stage 3 submission was issued by my Department on 16 February 2006. Pending receipt in my Department of this documentation from the school authorities, no further progression can be made on this project.