Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 512: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her plans for the provision of a replacement for a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40640/06]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The management authority of the School in question, Co. Kildare Vocational Education Committee, is currently progressing plans to re-locate the School and to extend the capacity to 1000 pupils. In September of 2006, the Vocational Education Committee notified the Department that the Local Authority had issued full planning permission for the education campus. The site will be legally transferred to Kildare Vocational Education Committee on successful completion of the planning permission process.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 513: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in regard to extra facilities required at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40641/06]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I can confirm that the School Building Section of the Department is in receipt of the Stage 3 submission for the project in question and it is currently being reviewed.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 517: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in regard to the provision of the proposed new school and facilities at Ardclough, County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40645/06]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The new school building project for Ardclough is one of the 80 projects recently announced to commence architectural planning. The School Building Section of the Department has recently contacted the school authorities on this matter and an information meeting has been set up for schools to facilitate the initiation of the design phase of this project.