Bobby Aylward (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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Question 525: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will approve the application for a devolved grant for an extension to a national school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [3298/08]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department is in receipt of an application for large scale capital funding from the school to which he refers. The project has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale building projects and assigned a Band 2 rating. Progress on the proposed works will be considered in the context of my Department's multi-annual School Building and Modernisation Programme.

The school was approved devolved funding on 11 January 2008 to upgrade the heating, lighting, water, etc., in the existing school building.

John Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 526: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress to date on the plans to re-organise schools (details supplied) to form a junior and senior school on a single site in Clondalkin, Dublin 22 with the provision of two sixteen classroom schools; and if she will acknowledge the urgency of this project and advise as to the timescale envisaged. [3303/08]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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As the Deputy will be aware, agreement has been reached to provide permanent accommodation for the school to which he refers on a V.E.C. owned site. The site was recently master planned to ascertain if it would be feasible to facilitate both this school and two other all-Irish schools on the site.

With the completion of the masterplan, progress on the project can now be considered in the context of the multi-annual School Building and Modernisation Programme.

Paul Connaughton Snr (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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Question 527: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department has decided that the best course of action is to build a new school to replace a school (details supplied) in County Galway. [3305/08]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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Following on from a technical visit by the Department the Patron has confirmed the availability of additional lands for a new school building. This project is being considered in the context of the School Building and Modernisation Programme.