Jerry Cowley (Mayo, Independent)
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Question 77: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the progress being made with the building of the new school buildings for a school (details supplied) in County Mayo; the expected opening date for this school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13178/06]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The new school referred to by the Deputy is one of 62 major school building projects that I announced in January to commence architectural planning in 2006. This is a ten classroom school project and my Department intends to use an existing design that was previously used to ensure that the new school will be completed in the earliest possible timeframe. Work is now commencing on this process and preliminary discussions have already taken place with the local authority on this matter.

It is not possible at this early stage to be precise on when the new school will be completed. However, my Department is fully aware of the urgency involved in having the new school completed in sufficient time to deal with the temporary accommodation issues at this school.