Eamon Scanlon (Sligo-North Leitrim, Fianna Fail)
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Question 487: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position with regard to an application for funding by a school (details supplied) in County Leitrim; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32473/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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An application for capital funding towards the provision of an extension has been received from the school authority referred to by the Deputy. An assessment of projected enrolment trends, demographic trends and housing developments in the area will be required in order to determine the long term projected enrolment figure on which the school's accommodation needs will be based.

Once the long term projection has been determined and agreed with the school authorities the required building project will be considered in the context of the multi annual School Building and Modernisation programme.

Andrew Doyle (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Question 488: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason for the delay in implementing the commitment of her Department to a 16 teacher mainstream category one school in regard to expansion of schools (details supplied) in County Wicklow. [32522/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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As the Deputy will be aware, all applications for large scale capital funding are assessed against published prioritisation criteria and assigned a band rating. Progress on individual projects is then considered in the context of the multi-Annual School Building and Modernisation Programme consistent with that band rating. This is the case for the project in question which has been assigned a Band 2 rating.

The funding of €4.5 billion to be provided under the new National Development Plan (NDP) for investment in school building infrastructure will be adequate to meet the Department's needs over the lifetime of the Plan. This will be the largest investment programme in schools in the history of the State and it will enable the Department to ensure that school places are available where needed as well as continuing to upgrade existing school facilities. This investment will allow the Department to continue the acceleration of the school building programme which commenced during the lifetime of the last NDP when well over €2.6 billion was invested on school development, delivering over 7,800 projects.

John O'Mahony (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 489: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 531 of 27 November 2007, the individual building projects in County Leitrim; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32534/07]

John O'Mahony (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 490: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 528 of 27 November 2007, the individual building projects in County Sligo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32535/07]

John O'Mahony (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 491: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 527 of 27 November 2007, the individual building projects in County Roscommon; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32536/07]

John O'Mahony (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 492: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 529 of 27 November 2007, the individual building projects in County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32537/07]

John O'Mahony (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 493: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 526 of 27 November 2007, the individual building projects in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32538/07]

John O'Mahony (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 494: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 530 of 27 November 2007, the individual building projects in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32539/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 489 to 494, inclusive, together.

Information on the breakdown of individual projects and the funding allocated in each individual case is not readily available in the format in which it has been sought. However, if the Deputy requires information on a particular building project, I will arrange same to be provided.

Eamon Scanlon (Sligo-North Leitrim, Fianna Fail)
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Question 495: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position with regard to an application by a school (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32543/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The school referred to by the Deputy applied for funding for works under the Summer Works Scheme 2008. The breakdown of the 2008 building budget between the devolved and other schemes has not yet been determined.