Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 150: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of schools which had been granted permission to tender for new school buildings or extensions to existing buildings that have recently been informed that they may not proceed to tender; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30344/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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My Department is spending over €540m this year on the delivery of over 1,500 school building projects throughout the country. This is the first phase of investment under the Government's National Development Plan which will involve over €4.5 billion being invested in school buildings over the next 7 years. This year alone will see construction work that will ultimately deliver over 17,500 school places.

My Department closely monitors the flow of projects on a regular basis in order to match with the flow of funding under the National Development Plan. While my Department has a devolved approach to delivery at local school level, there is still regular contact with many of these schools about the timing of when projects can proceed. The priority is to ensure that funding is targeted, in the first instance, at those projects in the rapidly developing areas that deliver most in terms of additional school places.

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 151: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the tender documentation for a project (details supplied) in County Mayo has been completed; when further funding will be allocated in order that the construction phase can commence; the breakdown of the timing and funding of each stage of the project to date; the estimated timing and funding for the stages to completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30345/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The tender documentation for the project referred to by the Deputy is nearing completion. 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.