Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 261: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress in developing a new school building for a school (details supplied); the number of students enrolled in the school; the age of the building in which the school is currently housed; if her attention has been drawn to the poor conditions at the school in its current accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39736/06]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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Enrolment at the school in 2005/06 was 229 pupils. The school is currently in rented accommodation and until the Department is in a position to provide permanent accommodation, interim accommodation will remain the responsibility of the Patron as was conditional when granting recognition to the school. Earlier this year, my Department wrote to the school authorities confirming that the long term projected staffing for the school had been set at a Principal plus 16 mainstream teachers. Property Management Section of the Office of Public Works (OPW), which acts on behalf of my Department in relation to site acquisitions generally, has been requested to source a suitable site for the school referred to by the Deputy. The OPW has advised my Department that they are currently working closely with the relevant local authority to identify and acquire a suitable site for this school.