Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 196: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the conveyance stage in the acquisition of a site for a new school (details supplied) in County Mayo has been completed; when this project will progress to the next stage; when it is envisaged that the construction phase will commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21377/06]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I am pleased to inform the Deputy that a meeting has been arranged between officials of my Department and the vendor of the site in order to address outstanding issues in relation to the site acquisition.

Although the design for the new school is already complete, Planning Permission cannot be lodged pending resolution of the outstanding site issues. However, In the meantime, the School Building Section has been working on other aspects of the project, namely the topographic survey and the compilation of the Planning Permission Forms.

Progression of the project to tender and construction will be considered in the context of the School Building and Modernisation Programme 2005-2009.