Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 595: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in regard to the provision of permanent classroom and ancillary buildings for a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17647/07]

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 wrote to the Design Team on the project on the 28th May 2007 giving approval to proceed to Stage 3 of architectural planning (Detailed design with costings).

When this stage 3 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 documentation. 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 stages of architectural planning. Progression of all projects to tender and construction will be considered in the context of my Department's multi-annual School Building and Modernisation Programme.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 598: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress to date in 2007 in the matter of the provision of the extra or replacement facilities required at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17650/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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A Design Team was appointed to the School referred to by the Deputy on the 24th November 2006 last and the School Authorities were instructed to inform their Design Team to prepare a stage 1/2 submission (Outline sketch scheme with costings).

The stage 1/2 documentation is now awaited and when this is received in my Department; my Officials will arrange a meeting with the School Authorities and their Design Team in order to evaluate the documentation. 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 stages of architectural planning. Progression of all projects to tender and construction will be considered in the context of my Department's multi-annual School Building and Modernisation Programme.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 599: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to additional permanent classroom facilities at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17651/07]

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 603: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to the application for major capital funding for a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17655/07]

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 604: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to the application for major capital funding for a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17656/07]

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 605: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to the application for major capital funding for a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17657/07]

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 606: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to the application for major capital funding for a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17658/07]

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 607: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to the application for major capital funding for a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17659/07]

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 608: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to the application for major capital funding for a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17660/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 599 and 603 to 608, inclusive, together.

I can confirm to the Deputy that the Department is in receipt of applications for large scale capital funding from the schools to which he refers. The projects have been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale building projects. Progress on the proposed works is being considered in the context of the multi-annual School Building and Modernisation programme.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 600: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to permanent school facilities at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17652/07]

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 wrote to the Design Team on the project on the 28th May 2007 giving approval to proceed to Stage 3 of architectural planning (Detailed design with costings).

When this stage 3 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 documentation. 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 stages of architectural planning.

Progression of all projects to tender and construction will be considered in the context of my Department's multi-annual School Building and Modernisation Programme.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 601: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to permanent school facilities for a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17653/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I am pleased to inform the Deputy that a new 16-classroom primary school with double autistic unit was provided for the school in question. It commenced operation in September 2004.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 602: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to the school building project for a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17654/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The building project for the School referred to by the Deputy was one of the sixty two projects that I announced to start the architectural planning process in January of 2006 and to proceed to tender and construction as per my announcement of November 2006. The brief for the project consists of a 16 classroom Generic Repeat Design with an additional bolt-on Special Education Tuition room. A Design Team was appointed on the project in July of 2006 and following a briefing seminar in my Department's Offices in Tullamore, the Design Team were instructed to proceed to stage 3 (detailed design with costings) of my Department's Design Team Procedures.

The stage 3 documentation is now awaited and when this is received in my Department, my Officials will, if necessary, arrange a meeting with the School Authorities and their Design Team in order to evaluate the documentation. Once the stage 3 is approved, the new School building project will proceed, in accordance with the School Building and Modernisation Programme, to advanced design and subsequently to tender and construction.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 609: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when progression of the project to tender and construction will be undertaken at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17661/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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A Design Team was appointed to the School referred to by the Deputy on the 24th November 2006 last and the School Authorities were instructed to inform their Design Team to prepare a stage 1/2 submission (Outline sketch scheme with costings).

The stage 1/2 documentation is now awaited and when this is received in my Department, my Officials will arrange a meeting with the School Authorities and their Design Team in order to evaluate the documentation. 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 stages of architectural planning. Progression of all projects to tender and construction will be considered in the context of my Department's multi-annual School Building and Modernisation Programme.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 610: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to the application for additional classroom accommodation at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17662/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I am pleased to inform the Deputy that earlier this year, the Department approved devolved funding to enable the management authority of the school to which he refers to provide additional permanent accommodation. Devolved initiatives allow Boards of Management to address their accommodation and building priorities with a guaranteed amount of funding and gives Boards of Management control of the building project.