Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)
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Question 788: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, in view of the increased allocation in budget 2008 for the school building programme, she will take steps to ensure that the necessary funding is allocated to enable a school (details supplied) in County Westmeath to proceed to construction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34386/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The tender report for the school referred to by the Deputy is under examination in my Department at present. The School's Board of Management will be kept advised of developments when the examination is complete. Progression of all projects will be considered in the context of my Department's Multi-annual School Building and Modernisation Programme.

Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)
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Question 789: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, in view of the increased allocation in budget 2008 for the school building programme, she will take steps to ensure that the necessary funding is allocated to enable a school (details supplied) in County Westmeath to proceed to construction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34387/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The tender report for the school referred to by the Deputy is under examination in my Department at present. The school's Board of Management will be kept advised of developments when the examination is complete. Progression of all projects will be considered in the context of my Department's Multi-annual School Building and Modernisation Programme.

Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)
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Question 790: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, in view of the increased allocation in budget 2008 for the school building programme, she will take steps to ensure that the necessary funding is made available to enable a school (details supplied) in County Westmeath to proceed to construction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34388/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The tender report for the school referred to by the Deputy is under examination in my Department at present. The school's Board of Management will be kept advised of developments when the examination is complete.

Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)
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Question 791: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, in view of the increased allocation in budget 2008 for the school building programme, she will take steps to ensure that the necessary funding is made available to enable a school (details supplied) in County Westmeath to proceed to construction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34389/07]

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. Progress on individual projects, such as the one in question, will be considered in the context of the multi-annual School Building and Modernisation Programme.

Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)
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Question 792: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if in view of the increased capital expenditure available in budget 2008 for the school building programme, she will take steps to allocate the necessary funding to allow a school (details supplied) in County Westmeath to proceed to construct the accommodation required; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34390/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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Progression of all projects to tender and construction, including the project in question, will be considered in the context of my Department's multi-annual School Building and Modernisation Programme. I intend to announce in January the first tranche of projects that will be proceeding to construction with further announcements throughout the year as the school building programme is rolled out.

Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)
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Question 793: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if in view of the increased capital expenditure available in budget 2008 for the school building programme, she will take steps to allocate the necessary funding to allow a school (details supplied) in County Westmeath to proceed to construction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34391/07]

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. Progress on individual projects, such as the one in question, will be considered in the context of the multi-annual School Building and Modernisation Programme.

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 794: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the tender documentation for a project (details supplied) in County Mayo has been completed; the estimated timing and funding for the stages to completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34397/07]

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, including this project, will be considered in the context of my Department's Multi-annual School Building and Modernisation Programme. I intend to announce in January the first tranche of projects that will be proceeding to construction with further announcements throughout the year as the school building programme is rolled out.