David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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Question 187: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 2619 of 30 January 2008, the person who is carrying out the assessment of demographic trends and housing developments; when her Department expects to receive this information; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7388/08]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I can confirm that the Department is in receipt of an application for major capital funding from the school to which the Deputy refers. The application has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale building projects and has been assigned a band rating.

Assessment of demographic trends and housing developments are part of normal internal procedures carried out by the Department in processing an application. Progress on individual projects is considered in the context of the multi-annual School Building and Modernisation Programme commensurate with the band rating assigned to it and the available financial resources.

Paul Connaughton Snr (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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Question 188: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when the new community school in Glenamaddy, County Galway will commence construction; if her attention has been drawn to the inordinate delays that have happened; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7399/08]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I announced recently a list of schools which are due to go to construction in 2008. My Department will be in contact with the school authorities over the next number of days to advise on the most appropriate preparation schedule applicable on each project.

The school to which the Deputy refers is not included in that announcement. However, I intend to make further announcements regarding projects that will be proceeding to construction during the course of the year as the school building programme is rolled out.