Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 242: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the name and location of primary schools where her building unit had informed the schools in question that they would proceed to tender and construction stage within a specified period of time, and where these projects have to date not been included in her Department's list of projects for new school buildings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32956/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I make regular announcements throughout the year regarding school building projects and details on these are listed on my Department's website at www.education.ie.

To the greatest extent possible, my Department takes a devolved approach to getting projects delivered at local school level. This approach helps deal with the multiplicity of variables that impact on the timing of when individual projects are delivered and overall helps ensure a continuous flow of projects as part of my Department's School Building Programme. This year alone will involve construction work on over 700 classrooms which, when completed, will provide permanent accommodation for over 17,500 pupils. In total, over 1,500 projects are being delivered in 2007 in schools throughout the country.

The €4.5 billion investment under the NDP will facilitate the continued transformation of the standard of school facilities through the country over the coming years.