Willie Penrose (Westmeath, Labour)
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Question 205: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the status of the application to erect a new school at Coralstown; when same is likely to commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9872/06]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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This project was on the 2005 school building programme to go to tender and construction. Tenders for this project were received on 24 February 2006 and are currently being examined by my Department's technical staff. It is expected that this examination will be completed shortly and the school management contacted in the matter without delay.

Willie Penrose (Westmeath, Labour)
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Question 206: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will provide a progress report on the status of the application of a school (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9873/06]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is at an early stage of architectural planning. Following an assessment of the accommodation needs of the school in question, a revised schedule of overall accommodation issued to the school in July 2005. The school's design team was requested to submit a revised stage one-two, developed sketch scheme, based on the new accommodation brief.

Several submissions were made to my Department between July 2005 and January 2006 in an effort to get the project moving but none addressed the matters raised in the letter of July 2005. Following a site meeting on 20 January 2006, a submission was made to my Department which is currently under review. When this is completed my officials will be in further contact with the school authorities regarding the next steps involved in progressing this project.

A decision on which school building projects will advance to tender and construction will be considered in the context of the school building and modernisation programme 2006-09.