John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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Question 1541: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the school building programme for a school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny, will be advanced as quickly as possible to design stage in view of the demand on the school due to the increase in the local population; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1514/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The School Planning Section of the Department is in receipt of an application for grant aid for major capital works from the management authority of the school to which the Deputy refers.

The application has been assessed in accordance with published prioritisation criteria for large scale works and was assigned a band 2 rating.

The long term projected staffing for the school has been agreed with the management authority of the school and the proposed work will be considered in the context of the School Building and Modernisation Programme from 2007 onwards