John Perry (Sligo-Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 205: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will give a commitment that capital funding will be given to a school (details supplied) in County Sligo in order that they can have both excellent and modern facilities to enhance the excellent quality of teaching provision for which the school is renowned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8072/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The College referred to by the Deputy is a designated College under the aegis of the Higher Education Authority (HEA). Accordingly, requests for capital funding from the College should in the first instance be addressed to the HEA. The Authority is responsible for, inter alia, evaluating capital proposals from institutions under its aegis and issuing recommendations to the Department regarding such proposals.

A proposal for capital developments at the College in question is currently being evaluated by the HEA. However, the HEA is not yet in a position to make a recommendation to my Department regarding the proposals as it awaits additional information from the College in this matter.