Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 799: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when a decision will be made regarding a new school building for a school (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if the architects previously employed by her Department to design an extension for the old school, which is not proceeding, have been paid. [14105/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The original plan for the school referred to by the Deputy was to extend and refurbish the existing school building. However, due to increasing enrolments and the limited size of the site, it was decided that the best way forward was to build a complete new 16 classroom Generic Repeat Design school on a new site. A meeting has been arranged between my Department's Technical Staff and the Design Team for the original project to finalise the level of fees due for work already carried out on the original project and to agree a fee for the new project. Once the fees are agreed any outstanding monies will be paid without delay. I can assure the Deputy that the school and their Design Team are fully aware of the position.