Mary Upton (Dublin South Central, Labour)
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Question 421: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the status of a school extension and construction of a sports hall at a school (details supplied) in Dublin 12 first promised in 2000; if there are plans to ensure that this building, particularly the sports hall, is built without delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17595/08]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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The Department is in receipt of an application for major capital funding for general classroom accommodation and a PE hall, from the school referred to by the Deputy. The application has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale building projects and has been assigned a band 2 rating. Progress on the project will be considered on an ongoing basis in the context of my Department's multi-annual School Building and Modernisation programme.

In view of the large number of projects already at various stages of architectural planning, it is not possible at this early stage to say when construction will commence on the project referred to by the Deputy.