John Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 191: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the steps her Department is taking to progress the school building projects in the Lucan area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4884/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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As a rapidly developing area my Department is giving priority to the delivery of school building projects in the general Lucan area.

A key example of this is the Adamstown development which, in tandem with the main housing development, involves the provision of schools. The two primary schools are currently under construction and my Department recently included the post-primary school on the list of projects to proceed to tender and construction. Additional school places have also been provided at the Gaelscoil in Lucan, Colaiste Cois Life, and at the senior school in Balgaddy.

A number of other projects are being progressed through design and will be delivered as early as possible under my Department's streamlined delivery systems. The budget for 2007 is the first year of the rollout of the new NDP which will involve an investment of over €4.5 billion in school buildings over the next 7 years.

This multi-annual funding will enable my Department to continue to take a proactive approach to the provision of modern school accommodation particularly in the rapidly developing areas including the general Lucan area.