Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 128: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will provide a county breakdown of the projects under the school building projects programme that have completed the tender process, and are not included in the most recent announcement in respect of the school construction stage for 2008; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16967/08]

Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 129: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of primary and post-primary building projects at stage three within her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16968/08]

Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 130: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of primary and post-primary building projects at stage four within her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16969/08]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 128 to 130, inclusive, together.

The main emphasis in 2008 is on providing sufficient school places in rapidly developing areas as well as delivering improvements in the quality of existing primary and post-primary school accommodation throughout the country. On the 1st February last I announced the first phase of projects that will commence construction during 2008 and 2009. My announcement included details of the 18 large scale building projects approved for construction and a further 30 primary school projects in rapidly developing areas. Details of the projects approved can be viewed under the Press Release section of my Department's website at www.education.ie.

It is my intention to make a further announcement shortly and to provide an update on progress for the new schools planned for September 2008 delivery in developing areas.

A list of projects, broken down by county, which have now completed the tender process but did not feature in my announcement of the 1st February last is given in the following statement.

As there is no requirement to report back to my Department on the completion of stage 4, the most reliable information available refers to projects that have stage 3 approval and that have approval to advance to Planning Permission, to prepare Bills of Quantity and to arrange preparation of Tender Documents. The number of primary and post-primary school projects in that category is 51.