Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 1379: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position on an extension project at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; if the school authorities have responded to her Department's development control plan report; her plans to progress this matter in the next 6 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29630/06]

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.

Officials from my Department visited the School in question in June of 2005 to carry out a Technical inspection of the existing accommodation and to assess the needs of the pupils attending the School.

The School authorities have embarked on a major redevelopment programme which is currently at a very early design stage. They are assessing the needs into the future of the residents with special needs on the campus and outreach facilities and the many support services and industries around them.

The School's Design Team are currently preparing a development control plan for the site, of which this school forms part and my Department are awaiting their response before the project can proceed further.

In the meantime a member of my Department's Inspectorate has drafted a schedule of overall accommodation to reflect the current educational needs of the pupils attending the school.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 1380: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position on an application for major capital funding by the management authority of a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; if she expects to be in a position to respond favourably to this request in the near future; the likely time-frame for implementation of funding for this school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29631/06]

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 1381: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position on an application for major capital funding by the management authority of a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; if she expects to be in a position to respond favourably to this request in the near future; the likely time-frame for implementation of funding for this school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29632/06]

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 1382: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position on an application for major capital funding by the management authority of a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; if she expects to be in a position to respond favourably to this request in the near future; the likely time-frame for implementation of funding for this school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29633/06]

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 1383: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position on an application for major capital funding by the management authority of a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; if she expects to be in a position to respond favourably to this request in the near future; the likely time-frame for implementation of funding for this school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29634/06]

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 1384: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position on an application for major capital funding by the management authority of a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; if she expects to be in a position to respond favourably to this request in the near future; the likely time-frame for implementation of funding for this school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29635/06]

Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 1428: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a design team is to be appointed for the required extension to a school (details supplied) in County Kildare. [29995/06]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 1380 to 1384, inclusive, and 1428 together.

The School Planning Section of my Department has received applications for major capital funding from the management authorities of the schools to which the Deputies refer. The applications have been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale projects. Progress on the proposed works is being considered in the context of the School Building and Modernisation Programme from 2007 onwards.