Joe Costello (Dublin Central, Labour)
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Question 811: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will provide a new school building for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 7, to replace the ten year old prefabs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14254/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I can confirm that the Department is in receipt of an application from the school referred to by the Deputy for a new school building. The Department acknowledges the need for a solution to the schools accommodation difficulties and officials are currently considering a number of options in this regard. I want to assure the Deputy that the Department is committed to working to achieve a satisfactory solution in this matter as soon as possible.

Dinny McGinley (Donegal South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 812: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason, in view of the fact that money has been sanctioned for a school (details supplied) in County Donegal, there are no funds available for renovations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14255/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The building project for the school referred to by the deputy is at an early stage of architectural planning. My Department having got agreement from the School Authorities that the proposal which provides a completely new School as a stand alone building is the preferred solution from an educational, financial and ease of construction perspective, wrote to the School Authorities on the 27th March last requesting that they get their Design Team to proceed to stage 2 (Outline sketch scheme with costings) of architectural planning.

When the stage 2 submission is received in my Department, my Officials will arrange a meeting with the School Authorities and their Design Team in order to evaluate the submission. It is envisaged that unless there are very exceptional circumstances involved, the meeting will be sufficient to authorise the project to progress to the next stage of architectural planning.

A decision on which school building projects will advance to tender and construction will be considered in the context of the multi-annual School Building and Modernisation Programme.