Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 1739: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a design team has been appointed for the new school building project for a school (details supplied) in County Kildare. [3012/07]

Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 1740: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will reiterate her categoric assurance that funding is available in 2007 to commence construction of a school (details supplied) in County Kildare once the site is transferred and the design phase is completed. [3013/07]

Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)
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Question 1758: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the stage the building project at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare is at; the arrangements that are being put in place for the accommodation of the school in September 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3058/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 1739, 1740 and 1758 together.

The Office of Public Works, which acts on behalf of my Department generally on the acquisitions of sites for schools, has identified a suitable site for St. Brigid's National School in Kill. Agreement on the site acquisition has been reached subject to contract. While draft contracts have been exchanged, I am advised that the conveyancing process continues to be delayed pending an outcome of a planning application by the vendor.

In the meantime, I announced, in November 2006, that this project is to commence architectural design so that preliminary progress can be made on the delivery of the new 32 classroom primary school in Kill.

My School Building Section is examining options, including the use of generic design, to speed up delivery of this project. Over €4.8bn has been allocated for schools infrastructure under the new NDP 2007-2013.

Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 1741: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the new school building project for a school (details supplied) in County Kildare is being built in line with the construction timeframe set. [3015/07]

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