Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 800: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in regard to the provision of the proposed new national school at Kill, County Kildare having particular regard to the fact that planning permission has been granted to the relevant adjacent development; if the site has been purchased; if an application for planning permission has been made or is expected to be made in the near future; her plans in respect of the precise number of classrooms anticipated; when it is expected that the preliminaries will be completed to facilitate an early commencement date on the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20832/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The process of appointing a Design Team to the building project referred to by the Deputy is at an advanced stage. The closing date for receipt of tender submissions from short-listed design candidates was Friday, 21 September. After these submissions have been assessed and the Consultants' tax clearance and insurance details have been checked and verified, contracts will be signed with the preferred candidates. I have been advised that the Design Team will be in place and that architectural planning will commence for the proposed new 32-classroom primary school in November. A timeline for the progression of this project through the early design stages, to construction and final completion will be discussed and agreed with the design team during the early stages of design.

Agreement on the site acquisition has been reached, subject to contract, and the Office of Public Works is currently progressing the acquisition of the site.