Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 185: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has received the stage 2a submission in relation to the new school for Ardclough in County Kildare. [12643/08]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The project to which the Deputy refers is at early architectural planning. Officials from my Department have requested a Stage 2(a) submission; Developed Sketch Design, on receipt of a date for receipt of this submission a date for a review meeting will be arranged.

The progression of all large scale building projects from initial design stage through to tender and construction, including this project, will be considered on an on-going basis in the context of my Department's Multi-Annual School Building and Modernisation Programme.

Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 186: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will sanction the acceptance of the tender for the required extension to a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and the details of the project. [12644/08]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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A tender report for the project in question was received by my Department in January of this year. As the Deputy may be aware, the Programme for Government included a commitment to establish a Developing Areas Unit in the Department of Education and Science, dedicated solely to progressing school planning in rapidly developing areas, building on improvements that have already been made in recent years.

Delivery of all building projects, including the school in question will be considered in the context of my Department's multi-annual School Building and Modernisation Programme.