Terence Flanagan (Dublin North East, Fine Gael)
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Question 457: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on the withdrawal of funding for the school building fund of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32088/07]

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, including the school in question, about the timing of when projects can proceed.