Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)
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Question 455: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when he will be making a capital allocation for the building programme at a school (details supplied) in County Cork; when the school authorities, including the board of management and principal, will be informed; the length of time he expects the construction period to last; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17856/08]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, 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. It is not possible at this stage to say when construction will commence on the project referred to by the Deputy.

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 456: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the school that will be located in buildings (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17859/08]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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As the Deputy will be aware, considerable interventions have been made by the Department to increase pupil places in Blanchardstown and Dublin 15 area generally and these interventions are being backed up by a significant construction programme. The Deputy will also be aware of the construction of a school in Porterstown to accommodate Scoil Choilm. In the context of this building project being delivered against a very demanding timescale, the Department considered it prudent to progress the project to which the deputy refers as a contingency measure. Because the requirement for school or other educational accommodation can arise at very short notice, and in the context of anticipated overall growth in future years, my Department also considered it prudent to have a facility available for use to provide an immediate solution to these needs should they arise.