Pádraic McCormack (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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Question 461: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the provision of extra classroom accommodation at a school (details supplied) in County Galway, which is currently catering for 358 pupils many of them in very bad conditioned prefabs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8387/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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An application was submitted by the school referred to by the Deputy under the Permanent Accommodation Scheme 2007. On Monday, 5 March 2007, I announced details of the schools to receive funding under the Permanent Accommodation Scheme 2007. However, this application was not successful, as the Department's evaluation of the project is that a major building project would be more appropriate to address the school's accommodation needs into the future. In the light of an increase in the enrolments at the school in recent years, a reassessment of the long term projected enrolment, on which the school's accommodation needs are based is required. This reassessment will take into account factors such as current and projected enrolment, and the likely impact of ongoing and proposed housing developments. Once this reassessment is complete, a decision will be taken on how best to provide for the schools long term accommodation needs. The project will be considered in the context of the multiannual School Building and Modernisation Programme.