Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 245: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress made by her in providing for the development of a sports hall for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15; if her attention has been drawn to the large number of pupils at this school and of the pressing needs for additional accommodation to facilitate sports facilities for male and female students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37182/06]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The proposed PE Hall project for the school referred to by the deputy is at an early stage of architectural planning. This project was one that I announced in May of this year to go to tender and construction.

The Design Team's response to my official's queries on the Stage 1 submission (site suitability, briefing and site report) has been recently received in my Department.

A planning and development meeting has been arranged with the School Authorities and the School's Design Team for the 10th November in order to evaluate this documentation. It is envisaged that unless there are very exceptional circumstances involved, the meeting will be sufficient to authorise the project to progress to the next stage of architectural planning.