Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 519: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in regard to the provision of permanent facilities at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40647/06]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The building project for the school referred to by the Deputy was one of the sixty two projects that were announced to start the architectural planning process in January 2006. The brief for this project consists of a new 16 classroom school. In September of this year the Design Team were instructed to proceed to stage 1/2 (develop sketch scheme with costings) submission. When the stage 1/2 submission is received in the Department, my officials will arrange a meeting with the School Authorities and the Design Team in order to evaluate the documentation. It is envisaged that unless there are very exceptional circumstances involved, the meeting will be sufficient to authorities the project to progress to the next stages of architectural planning.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 520: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when she expects a school (details supplied) in County Kildare to be completed and ready for occupation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40648/06]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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Construction on the project referred to by the Deputy commenced in late May 2006. The project is currently on target and it is envisaged that the school will be ready for occupation in September 2007.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 521: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in regard 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. [40649/06]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The building project for the school referred to by the Deputy was one of sixty two projects that were announced to start the architectural planning process in January 2006. The brief for this project consists of a 16 classroom Generic Repeat Design with an additional bolt-on Special Education Tuition room. A design team was appointed on the project in June of this year and following a briefing seminar in the Department's Offices in Tullamore, the design team were instructed to proceed to stage 3 (detailed design with costings) of the Department's Design Team Procedures.

When the stage 3 submission is received in the Department, officials will arrange a meeting with the school authorities and the design team in order to evaluate the 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 stages of architectural planning.