Pádraic McCormack (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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Question 340: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to the proposed extension for a school (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12986/08]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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An application for capital funding towards the provision of a new school building has been received from the school authority referred to by the Deputy. The long term projected staffing assessment and the further progression of the proposed building project will be considered on an ongoing basis in the context of my Department's multi annual School Building and Modernisation programme.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 341: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason a project (details supplied) in County Kildare has not advanced further in the context of the multi-annual school building and modernisation programme in view of the urgent need for implementation of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12989/08]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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An extension project for the school in question is at an advance stage of architectural planning. The further progression of the project will be considered on an ongoing basis in the context of my Department's multi-annual School Building and Modernisation Programme.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 342: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to an application for major capital funding by the management authority of a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; if she expects to be in a position to respond favourably to this request in the near future; the expected timeframe for the implementation of funding for this school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12990/08]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The School Planning and Building Unit of my Department is in receipt of an application from the school referred to by the Deputy. My Department has agreed, in principle, to the future expansion of this school to an 8-classroom facility.

As part of the Programme for Government, a Developing Areas Unit was set up recently in my Department to focus on the school accommodation needs of rapidly developing areas, including Naas. The main emphasis in 2008 is on providing sufficient school places in these developing areas, as well as delivering improvements in the quality of existing primary and post-primary school accommodation throughout the country.

In this context, the status of this project is being assessed as part of the overall delivery plan for Naas, which is currently being formulated within the Developing Areas Unit. As is the case with all major capital projects, progression of this project will be considered in the context of the multi-annual School Building and Modernisation Programme.