Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 185: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position of the proposal to move a school (details supplied) in Dublin 9 to the Oscar Traynor Road in Coolock; when same will take place; and if her Department will provide school transport for families adversely affected by this move. [18227/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The Department has always been committed to putting a suitable accommodation solution in place for the school referred to by the Deputy for next September. This is being achieved by the placement of temporary accommodation on a site on the Oscar Traynor Road.

To allow for any unforeseen difficulties with this measure, the Department has advised the school authority to extend its current lease on a short term basis.

Once the school's September needs have been addressed and the conveyancing procedures for the site have been completed, the Department will be moving to provide permanent accommodation on the site for the school.

The school currently has no arrangements in place with School Transport Section for any pupils. Since the site in question will be the school's permanent home, should it need to avail of the service for any of its pupils, the standard school transport criteria, as outlined in the School Transport (primary) Scheme information, would apply. This information is available on the Department's website www.education.ie, school transport link.

Ned O'Keeffe (Cork East, Fianna Fail)
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Question 186: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the provision of additional classrooms at a national school (details supplied) in County Cork in view of the substantial increase in pupil numbers over the next few years. [18228/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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Officials in the Department have completed a technical visit of the School in County Cork referred to by the Deputy and are in the process of drawing up a detailed accommodation brief for this project. The project will be considered for progression in the context of the School Building and Modernisation Programme.