Jim O'Keeffe (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 872: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the process by which a band rating is assigned to an application in relation to a school and the procedure which follows this assessment; the band rating referred to in Parliamentary Question No. 269 of 16 February 2006; and when, in view of this band rating, the long promised extension will be completed. [14968/06]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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All applications for capital funding are assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria which was agreed with the education partners in 2004. The application to which the Deputy refers has been assigned a band 2.4 rating. A copy of the prioritisation criteria is being forwarded for the Deputy's information.

Progression of the planned project is being considered in the context of the school building and modernisation programme 2006-10.

Jim O'Keeffe (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 873: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the steps which need to be taken to enable the extension to a school (details supplied) in County Cork to go ahead; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14969/06]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The application for capital funding from the school to which the Deputy refers has been assessed and schedules of accommodation to meet the current and projected accommodation needs of the school have been drawn up by my Department. The next step in the process is the appointment of a design team to commence architectural planning of the project.

The further progression of this project will be considered in the context of the school building and modernisation programme 2006-10.