Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 802: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when a project (details supplied) in County Kildare is likely to advance to planning and construction phases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14351/06]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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Officials in the school planning section of my Department have been working on the next tranche of large scale projects to proceed under the school building and modernisation programme this year and the school in question is included in that body of work. As it is a high priority project, it will be given approval to proceed right through to tender and construction over the next 12 to 15 months. I will be announcing a list of projects in this category type in the coming days and the project concerned will be included in that list.

John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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Question 803: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny was inspected recently relative to the need for a new school or a complete refurbishment and extension to the existing school; the plans her Department has to meet the needs of the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14352/06]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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Question 804: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her plans in respect of a new school or extension to a school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14353/06]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 803 and 804 together.

The school planning section of my Department is in receipt of an application for a new school building from the school to which the Deputy refers. The long-term accommodation requirements of the school are being assessed in the context of the demographics of the area. When this has been completed, a technical inspection will be carried out on the existing buildings to inform the accommodation solution for the level of demand for pupil places expected to present. When theses issues are finalised, the project will be considered for progression in the context of the school building and modernisation programme from 2006 onwards.