Pádraic McCormack (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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Question 494: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the application by a school (details supplied) in County Galway who have submitted a revised application to her Department in 2006 for a significant school expansion and larger playing area; when this work will receive approval from her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8675/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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An application for an extension has been received from the school to which the Deputy refers.

An assessment of the long-term projected staffing, on which the schools accommodation needs are based is currently under way in the Department. This assessment will take into account factors such as current and projected enrolment, demographic trends and housing developments. Once this assessment is complete, the building project required to meet the schools long-term accommodation needs will be considered in the context multi-annual School Building and Modernisation programme.