Paul McGrath (Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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Question 287: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the situation regarding the proposed extension to a school (details supplied) in County Westmeath; if her attention has been drawn to the high level of development in this area and the associated demand for school places; if she will review this area and put the school on the priority list for expansion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33336/06]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I can confirm to the Deputy that the Department is in receipt of an application for major capital funding from the school to which the Deputy refers. The application 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 proposed works is being considered in the context of the School Building and Modernisation Programme from 2007 onwards. In the meantime the school authority has been given approval to rent two temporary classrooms to cater for its immediate needs.