Noel Coonan (Tipperary North, Fine Gael)
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Question 134: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the status of an application for building works for a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary; when she expects a decision to be made; if her attention has been drawn to the urgency of this application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31778/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The project to which the Deputy refers is currently at an early stage of architectural planning.

A Stage 3 submission (Developed sketch scheme) is currently being examined by officials from my Department. The school's board of management will be kept informed of developments once this examination is complete. The progression of all large scale building projects from initial design stage through to construction phase, including this project, is considered on an on-going basis in the context of my Department's Multi-Annual School Building and Modernisation Programme.

The Deputy can be assured that my Department will continue to ensure that building projects are delivered within the earliest possible timeframes.

Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)
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Question 135: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will take steps to provide a new school (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31799/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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All applications for large scale capital funding are assessed against published prioritisation criteria. Progress on the individual project in question is being considered in the context of the multi-Annual School Building and Modernisation Programme and will have regard to the submission recently received from the school authorities concerned.