Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 145: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position of an application for a school extension for a school (details supplied) in County Wexford; when this funding which was promised to them earlier will be granted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13795/08]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The building project to which the Deputy refers is at an advanced stage of architectural planning. The project includes extension and refurbishment works to create an eight classroom school.

The advancement of all large scale building projects from initial design stage through to construction phase, 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.

Shane McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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Question 146: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when construction work will commence and a timeframe for the completion of the project at a school (details supplied) in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13797/08]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The process of appointing a design team to the school building project referred to by the Deputy is at an advanced stage. The advancement of all large scale building projects from initial design stage through to construction phase, including this project, will considered on an on-going basis in the context of my Department's Multi-Annual School Building and Modernisation Programme.

Shane McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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Question 147: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when construction work will commence and a timeframe for the completion of the project at a school (details supplied) in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13798/08]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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As the Deputy may be aware a Developing Areas Unit was set up recently in my Department to focus on the school accommodation needs of rapidly developing areas. 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.

As in the case of all large capital projects currently on hand within the Developing Areas Unit, progression of the project will be considered in the context of the multiannual School Building and Modernisation programme.

Shane McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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Question 148: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when construction work will commence and a timeframe for the completion of the project at a school (details supplied) in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13799/08]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The project to which the Deputy refers is at a very advanced stage of architectural planning. The project includes extension and refurbishment works to create a five classroom school.

The further progression of the project through the remaining stages of architectural planning will be considered on an ongoing basis in the context of my Department's multiannual School Building and Modernisation Programme.

Shane McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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Question 149: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when construction work will commence and a timeframe for the completion of the project at a school (details supplied) in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13800/08]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The project to which the Deputy refers is at an advanced stage of the architectural planning process. The project is for the construction of a new 4 classroom school.

The further progression of the project through the remaining stages will be considered on an ongoing basis in the context of my Department's multiannual School Building and Modernisation Programme.