Written answers

Tuesday, 25 April 2006

Department of Education and Science

Schools Building Projects

9:00 pm

Photo of Bernard DurkanBernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 918: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of primary and second level school projects she has approved or advanced to the next or final stages of development since the Houses of the Oireachtas last sat before Easter 2006; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15442/06]

Photo of Mary HanafinMary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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As the Deputy will be aware, at the end of last year I outlined my spending plans for primary and post-primary schools for 2006. With more than €500 million to be spent on school buildings there will be more than 1,300 projects active in schools throughout the country during 2006. I have not made any announcements on the 2006 school building and modernisation programme since the House last sat before Easter. However, I hope to be in a position to make further announcements during the remainder of the year.

Photo of Emmet StaggEmmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 919: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if design teams have been appointed for the new school projects for schools (details supplied) in County Kildare. [15534/06]

Photo of Mary HanafinMary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The process of appointing design teams to the building projects referred to by the Deputy is under way. Technical site inspections have been carried out to determine the suitability of the land to accommodate the two new schools and to determine the level of additional accommodation required for the school benefitting from an extension. An advertisement seeking design team consultants has been published for one of the schools on 5 April last and similar advertisements will be posted on the public procurement portal, www.etenders.gov.ie, shortly for the remaining two.

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