Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 678: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress to date in the provision of primary education in the North Tipperary area by location; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27522/06]

Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 679: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress to date in the provision of secondary education in the North Tipperary area by location; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27523/06]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 678 and 679 together.

I presume the information sought by the Deputy relates to applications from schools to my Department in relation to school building projects.

I would like to draw the Deputy's attention to the series of announcements I have made so far this year as part of the 2006 School Building Programme and details of which are available on my Department's website at www.education.ie. These announcements, which were published in county order, outline:

∙Schools authorised to commence architectural planning

∙Details of schools with projects approved under the 2006 Summer Works Scheme

∙School with major building projects allowed to move to tender and construction

∙Schools invited to deliver their building projects on the basis of devolved funding.

Applications for capital works from schools in North Tipperary which are not included in these announcements are being assessed and considered for inclusion in further announcements as part of the 2006-2010 School Building and Modernisation Programme. Should the Deputy have queries about any specific school officials in the School Planning Section of my Department would be happy to assist in dealing with same.