Jerry Cowley (Mayo, Independent)
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Question 515: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on whether a college, details supplied, in County Mayo is well within the accordance with the published prioritisation criteria and that this project should be a priority considering the length of time the application has been submitted; when exactly this school can expect an announcement in the context of the school building and modernisation programme 2006-2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8959/06]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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My Department is committed to funding the provision of physical education, general purpose and outdoor play areas in schools as part of the school building and modernisation programme. This is being addressed in the context of available resources and the published criteria for prioritising school building projects.

The provision of physical education halls at post-primary level is considered an integral part of the design stage for any major refurbishment programme of existing school buildings, providing always that the site is of sufficient size, or where a new school on a greenfield site is being built.

All applications received in the Department are banded in accordance with the prioritisation criteria put in place following consultation with the education partners. Progression of projects within the school building and modernisation programme 2006-2010 is based on priority.