Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 528: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if and when she expects to provide or replace facilities at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40656/06]

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 529: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her proposals and timescale for the provision or replacement of the extra facilities required at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40657/06]

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 9 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.