Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 179: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the status of the proposed extensions for schools (details supplied) in Dublin 15 which will accommodate an increase in the student population as requested by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12606/08]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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As you may be aware, a recently established Developing Areas Unit, within the School Planning and Building Unit of my Department is working on providing educational facilities in rapidly developing areas, including Dublin 15.

The projects to which the Deputy refers are at various stages of early architectural planning and submissions made to the Department are awaiting approval by the Department's technical staff. All of these projects are being considered in the context of the work of the Developing Areas Unit and will be progressed in the context of the multi-annual School Building and Modernisation programme.

As the various submissions are cleared by the technical staff of the Department the Developing Areas Unit will correspond directly with the school authorities as to further progression.

I will forward details on the specific status of each project directly to the Deputy's office.