Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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Question 487: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if in view of her Department's decision to acquire land for a post-primary school in an area (details supplied) in County Kildare her Department will also seek sufficient land to provide for primary school accommodation as may be required; if the planning unit of her Department has reached final conclusions in relation to the nature of future primary provision in this area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4830/08]

Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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Question 488: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the protracted negotiations in relation to the acquisition of a site for a school (details supplied) in County Kildare have been concluded in a reasonable timeframe; if in the event of progress not being possible an alternative site or sites will be sourced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4831/08]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 487 and 488 together.

My Department has identified a suitable site for the school in question and negotiations are ongoing for the acquisition of same. When the site is secured, the proposed building project for the school will be considered for progression in the context of my Departments Multi-Annual School Building and Modernisation Programme. The question of the future provision of primary school facilities in the town is under review at present in the light of existing provision and projected future requirements.