Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 476: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her plans to provide funding for an extension for a school (details supplied) in County Mayo. [15990/06]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The school referred to by the Deputy has submitted an application to my Department for additional accommodation to include additional classrooms and ancillary accommodation.

My officials are in the process of assessing the school's likely long term projected staffing in order to determine the school's accommodation needs into the future. Factors to be considered include current and projected enrolment, demographic trends in the area, and the likely impact of recent and proposed housing developments. When this has been finalised, a decision will be taken on how best to meet the school's current and future accommodation needs.

The building project required to address the school's accommodation needs will be considered in the context of the School Building and Modernization Programme 2006-2010.