Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)
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Question 862: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason a school (details supplied) in County Kildare was not approved for a classroom extension in view of the fact that it met all the criteria; if there will be a further round of schools approved under this scheme in 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10081/07]

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 899: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the extent to which she or her Department have examined the application received from the authorities at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare in respect of funding under the devolved scheme for small schools for the provision of extra mainstream classrooms and facilities; if her attention has been drawn to the urgent needs of the school and the need for temporary accommodation; the stage in the development plan; the full extent to which she expects to meet the requirements in 2007; the accommodation she will provide; and when she expects to inform the school authorities of her intentions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10471/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 862 and 899 together.

The Department received an application from the school referred to by the Deputies under the Small Schools Scheme 2007. On 5 March 2007, I announced details of the schools to receive funding under this Scheme. Due to the volume of applications received it was not possible to allocate funding to all proposed projects and the school referred to by the Deputies was not successful in this instance. However, it is open to the school authorities to apply for funding under the 2008 scheme, details of which will be announced later this year.

An application for major capital funding has also been received from the school concerned. This application has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale projects. Progress on the proposed works is being considered in the context of the School Building and Modernisation Programme from 2007 onwards. The school authorities will be kept informed of progress in relation to this application by the School Planning Section of the Department. In the meantime, an application for the rental of temporary accommodation has been approved to meet the school's immediate accommodation needs from September 2007.