Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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Question 1705: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress made on the provision of a new national school in Gortahork, County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2678/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The Office of Public Works (OPW) who acts on behalf of my Department generally on the acquisition of sites for schools has been asked to source a suitable site for Gortahork National School. My Department has been advised that the OPW has advertised for sites and a technical assessment of the proposals has been carried out. The OPW is in negotiations with owners of potentially suitable sites and has also liaised with the Local Authority on pre-planning issues.

When the site acquisition process is complete, consideration will be given to the progression of the project in the context of the Schools Building and Modernisation Programme 2007-2013. Over €4.8 billion will be provided for school building infrastructure under the new NDP 2007-2013.