Written answers

Tuesday, 8 April 2008

Department of Education and Science

School Accommodation

9:00 pm

Photo of Brian HayesBrian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 378: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the action she is taking to ensure equity and inclusion for gaelscoileanna students in dilapidated buildings without proper basic services throughout the country in accordance with her Department's mission statement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13405/08]

Photo of Mary HanafinMary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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All schools applying for major capital funding are assessed against the published prioritisation criteria for large scale building projects. Under this process all projects including applications made by Gaelscoileanna, are assigned a band rating and the progress of individual projects is considered in the context of my Department's School Building and Modernisation Programme.

Innovations in the delivery of school buildings such as Generic Repeat Designs and the use of the Design and Build model ensure that new school buildings are being delivered within the fastest time-frame possible.

This Government is delivering on its commitment to provide modern facilities in schools and has progressively increased funding in recent years with an aggregate total of over €2.6 billion invested in school infrastructure between 2000 and 2006 and a commitment to invest a further €4.5 billion in the period of the current National Development Plan 2007-2013. This is the largest investment programme in the history of the State.

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