Áine Brady (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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Question 442: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to the proposed extension to a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; when the school is expected to get approval from her Department to proceed with the extension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13872/08]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The commencement and progression 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.

Olivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 443: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when permission will be granted for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 16 to apply for planning permission in view of the fact that stage three of the process was given permission in November 2007 and that the temporary accommodation for 500 pupils can no longer be appropriately maintained; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13922/08]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The project to which the Deputy refers is currently at an early stage of architectural planning process. The progression of all large scale building projects, including this project, from initial design stage through to construction phase will be considered on an on-going basis in the context of my Department's multi-annual School Building and Modernisation Programme.

Olwyn Enright (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 444: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when she issued a directive that all queries in relation to the school buildings projects must be answered directly through her office rather than the school building unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13949/08]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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It has been the practice, and remains the practice, that when an elected representative makes an inquiry with the Department, they are directed to the Correspondence Unit attached to the Minister's office in the Department, which specifically deals with such queries. There has been no change in this practice.

Recently, there has been a re-organisation of the Planning and Building Unit of the Department, with the newly established developing Areas Unit set up to progress school building projects in rapidly developing areas. This is the only change that has taken place in recent times.