Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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Question 116: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when the board of management of a school (details supplied) in County Cork will be informed of when to proceed with the procurement of a new building to replace the present obsolete structures including prefabs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6042/08]

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. 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 the multi-annual School Building and Modernisation Programme.

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