Charles Flanagan (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 185: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will arrange to progress the development of the extension to a school (details supplied) in County Laois, in view of the fact that 80% of the school building campus is of a temporary prefabricated nature; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15739/08]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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My Department is currently in contact with the school referred to by the Deputy in relation to finalising some details pertaining to the Design Team nominees currently under consideration. 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.

Andrew Doyle (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Question 186: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason for the delay in the final approval by her Department of the PDSP of a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow, for an eight classroom school; and if she will make a commitment that final approval will be given before the end of the school year due to the investment made in voluntary work to prepare this application for this school year. [15749/08]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The development of a building project for the school in question is at an early stage. 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.