Jim O'Keeffe (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 515: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the pressure on space at a school (details supplied) in County Cork and the extension to get underway; and if she will confirm that the design team will be appointed to commence the architectural planning of the project. [3636/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The application for capital funding from the school has recently been re-assessed in light of the upward enrolment trends and projected pupil numbers. The long term accommodation needs of the school has been determined and notified to the school authority. A schedule of overall accommodation has been drawn up but in order to determine how best to provide for the school's accommodation needs into the future, it will be necessary to have a technical assessment of the existing buildings carried out. Officials from School Planning Section will be in contact with the school authority to arrange such a visit.

Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 516: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the extension project to a school (details supplied) in County Kildare is on time and when the works are due to be completed. [3660/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The extension this School was one to the 122 projects that I announced in January 2005 to proceed to tender and construction. The VEC, under whose aegis the school operates, was authorised in February 2005 to progress the project through architectural planning and on to tender. Following a successful tendering process, the lowest tender was accepted.

The project started on site in early December 2005 and with a contract period of around 15 months. The works are progressing satisfactorily and will be completed in the near future.

Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 517: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to the phase two extension to a school (details supplied) in County Kildare. [3661/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The phase two extension project for the School referred to by the Deputy is at the early stages of architectural planning. My Department are in receipt of a stage 3 submission (detailed design with costings). If necessary my Officials will arrange a meeting with the School Authorities and their Design Team on the project in order to evaluate the documentation and it is envisaged that unless there are very exceptional circumstances involved, the meeting will be sufficient to authorise the project to progress to tender and construction as per my announcement of the 30th January 2007.