Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 1358: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress to date in regard to an application for extra facilities at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29495/06]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The building project for the School referred to by the Deputy is at an early stage of architectural planning. This School was one of the sixty two schools that I announced in January of this year to start the architectural planning process. A full Design Team has been appointed to bring the proposed building project through the various stages of architectural planning. County Kildare VEC has allocated a three acre site from within the twenty acre Pipers Hill Campus for the School in question. It is expected that the Piper's Hill site will be transferred into the ownership of County Kildare VEC in the near future. The proposed new school consists of an area of 2215 sq.m.

In September of this year a letter issued to the School Authorities and the Consultant Architects on the project giving approval to carry out a combined stage 1/2 (Outline sketch scheme with costings) submission. When this information is received in my Department, my Department will be in further contact with the school Authorities and the Design Team as to how best to further progress this project.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 1359: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in regard to the acquisition of site and provision of new school at a site (details supplied) in County Kildare; when the project will proceed; the time frame involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29496/06]

Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 1426: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a design team has been appointed for a school (details supplied) in County Kildare, in view of the fact that the contract documents for the site for the new school were signed on 3 July 2006. [29989/06]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 1359 and 1426 together.

I am pleased to be able to inform the Deputies that a site has recently been acquired for the provision of a new building for the school in question. Progress on the building project is now being considered in the context of the School Building and Modernisation Programme from 2007 onwards.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 1360: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to the provision of permanent facilities required at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; the time frame for the implementation of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29497/06]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The building project for the School referred to by the Deputy is at an early stage of architectural planning. This School was one of sixty two schools that I announced in January of this year to start the architectural planning process. A full Design Team has been appointed to bring the proposed building project through the various stages of architectural planning.

In July of this year following an information seminar held in my Department's offices in Tullamore, the Architect for the School in question was furnished with the relevant drawings and asked do forward a stage 3 submission (Detailed Plans / costs) to my Department for approval. When this information is received my Department will be in further contact with the school Authorities and the Design Team as to how best to further progress this project.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 1361: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the time-frame for the completion of extra facilities at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29498/06]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I am pleased to inform the Deputy that on 14 March 2006 my Department gave devolved authority for the project in question to proceed to Planning Permission and preparation of tender documentation. My Department is currently awaiting confirmation from the school that they have completed this process.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 1362: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress in respect of the provision of the permanent facilities required at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; the time-frame for completion of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29499/06]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I am pleased to inform the Deputy that construction of the new building for the school in question is underway. It is envisaged that the building will be ready for occupation in September 2007.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 1363: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress in regard to the provision of extra facilities required at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; if she expects the project to advance in the current year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29500/06]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The process of appointing a design team to the proposed building project at the school referred to by the Deputy has commenced. On behalf of the Client, the School Board of Management, my School Building Section published the advertisement seeking the relevant consultancy services on the public procurement portal, www.etenders.gov.ie, on 15 August last. The closing date for receipt of expressions of interest under this EU procurement process is 12 noon on Monday 9th October 2006 and all submissions are returning to the Board of Management who will conduct the assessment of those submissions. As soon as the Board of Management has completed the assessment exercise, and the School Building Section has ratified their recommendations, the architectural planning phase of the project will begin.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 1364: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress to date regarding the carrying out of improvement works to the roof at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29501/06]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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Major works to the roofs of the school in question are underway and should be completed in the next 4/5 weeks. In addition the school authorities applied for emergency works funding to carry out repairs to the Sports hall. Approval for these works was given on 17th August last.