Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 1057: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, in view of the fact that her Department has agreed to lease a site for a new national school in Maynooth at Railpark where it is proposed to provide temporary accommodation comprising eight classrooms by September 2008, she will confirm that the proposal to expand a school (details supplied) to a 24 classroom school through the provision of an extension comprising of eight additional classrooms will proceed and is not affected in any way by the proposed new school; if funding will be provided for the required extension to this school in 2008; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2500/08]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The Department considers it prudent to plan for the establishment of a new primary school in Maynooth in September 2008 and is currently in discussions for the drawing up of a lease of a temporary site in this matter.

With regard to the plans to expand an existing school in Maynooth referred to by the Deputy, the Department has agreed the expansion of this school to a 24-classroom school with the school authorities and progress on this project will be considered under the School Building and Modernisation Programme. The proposal to open a further primary school in Maywood will not affect the planned expansion of this existing school to a 24-classroom school.

Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 1058: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has received the stage one submission in relation to the provision of the new national school for Kill County Kildare. [2502/08]

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 1082: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress in respect of the proposed new national school at Kill, County Kildare; the extent to which plans have been advanced over the holiday period; when it is intended the works will begin; the number of school places to be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2741/08]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 1058 and 1082 together.

My Department received the Stage 1 submission on Thursday 25 January and a review meeting to assess this submission was held on Monday 28 January between officials from my Department, the Design Team and the school.

I am pleased to inform the Deputy that verbal approval of the Stage submission was given and authorisation to progress to Stage 2a was given (Developed Sketch Scheme).

On completion, the school will have accommodation comprising of 32 classrooms, ancillary accommodation and a Special Needs Unit.