Brian O'Shea (Waterford, Labour)
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Question 917: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the proposed amalgamation of the two secondary schools in Tramore, County Waterford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1098/08]

John Deasy (Waterford, Fine Gael)
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Question 1035: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the proposed amalgamation of the two Tramore, County Waterford secondary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2059/08]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 917 and 1035 together.

The school referred to by the Deputy is one of 27 new schools to be provided under my Department's Public Private Partnership Programme (PPP) 2006 to 2010. I have already announced the first two bundles of school projects comprising 4 schools in bundle 1 and 6 schools in Bundle 2. The first bundle consists of four post-primary, two in Co. Laois and two in Co. Offaly is in procurement and will go to construction this year. The second bundle consists of six schools, 5 post-primary and 1 primary school in counties Cork, Limerick, Kildare, Meath and Wicklow are in pre procurement and will be offered to the market shortly.

The make up of further school bundles in my Department's PPP school building programme will be determined on such issues as geographic spread and site availability for each school. I intend announcing further PPP project bundles during the year and the school referred to by the Deputies will be considered in this context.