Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 501: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to the application for major capital funding by the management authority of a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; if she expects to respond favourably to this request in the near future; the expected timeframe for implementation of funding for this school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40629/06]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The School Planning Section of the Department has received an application for major capital funding from the management authorities of the school to which the Deputy refers. The application has 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.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 502: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to the provision of facilities at a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40630/06]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I am pleased to advise the Deputy that a new school building was completed and provided for the school to which he refers in September 2006.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 503: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if further extra facilities are required at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40631/06]

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) the School Building Section of the Department 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 was 12 noon on Monday 9th October 2006 and all submissions were returned to the Board of Management, in order for them to 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 504: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress in relation to the provision of the extra facilities required at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40632/06]

Tom Kitt (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)
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The Department has not received an application for capital funding from the management authority of the school to which the Deputy refers.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 505: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress to date regarding the provision of extra facilities at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; if relevant documentation required under stage three has been received and approved by her Department; the expected timeframe for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40633/06]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I am pleased to inform the Deputy that a letter issued to the school Authorities on 16 March 2006 giving approval to proceed to stage 3 (detailed plans / costs) of architectural planning. When a response is forwarded to the Department, it will then be in a position to progress this project further.

As the Board of Management is the Client in this instance, responsibility for setting a time frame for the receipt of the stage 3 submission rests with the Board.