Martin Brady (Dublin North East, Fianna Fail)
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Question 504: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will provide funding for a small building to secure bins at a school (details supplied) in Dublin 13; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3468/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I am pleased to inform the Deputy that funding for the works referred to by the Deputy was recently approved by my Department.

Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 505: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of children per class in a school (details supplied) in County Clare and if there are proposals to deal with same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3475/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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Based on the latest recorded data available to my Department for the school year 2005/2006, the school referred to by the Deputy had a staffing of Principal + 7 Mainstream Assistants and a class group breakdown as follows: 35 Junior Infants, 37 Senior Infants, 31 1st Class, 32 2nd Class, 21 3rd Class, 22 4th Class, 24 5th Class and 20 6th Class pupils.

An application for capital funding towards the provision of an extension/refurbishment at the school has been received in my Department. The long term accommodation needs of the school has been determined and also notified to the school authority. The building project required to deliver the new school will be progressed in the context of the School Building and Modernisation Programme.

My Department has not received an application for rented temporary accommodation at the school for September 2007.