Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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Question 248: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will sign off on funding for the provision of a new national school (details supplied) in County Cork which was recently forced to close due to vermin infestation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6930/08]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The school authority in question has submitted an application to my Department for a new school building. Applications for large scale capital funding are assessed and banded in accordance with published prioritisation criteria. These criteria were agreed following consultation with the Education Partners and the progression of individual projects is considered in the context of my Department's multi-annual School Building and Modernisation Programme.

Following on from a recent meeting with my Department the school authorities applied for the replacement of the existing temporary accommodation. This application has been approved by my Department and a decision conveyed to the school.