Billy Timmins (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Question 386: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to an application for grant aid for major capital works by a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow and a letter from her Department of 26 April 2006 as there is no timeframe given in this letter; if she will sanction the works to go ahead as soon as possible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21783/06]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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An application for major capital funding was received from the school authority to which the deputy refers. Officials in the School Planning Section of my Department have assessed the long-term needs of the school and have recommend the provision of an extension to the school to cater for an overall accommodation need of Principal + 8 mainstream assistants. The school authority was notified of this recommendation by letter dated 26 April, 2006. The project has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale projects and has been assigned a Band 2 rating. Progress on the project is being considered in the context of the School Building and Modernisation Programme from 2006 onwards.