Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick East, Labour)
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Question 462: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when he will allocate funding for a school building project (details supplied) in County Limerick; the estimated timeframe for the project; if a site has been acquired; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17895/08]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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The Office of Public Works, which acts generally on behalf of this Department on the acquisitions of sites for schools, has been requested to source a site for this school. A suitable site has been identified and the further progression of the purchase of the site will be considered in the context of my Departments multi-annual School Building and Modernisation Programme.

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick East, Labour)
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Question 463: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a site has been acquired for a school (details supplied) in County Limerick; when he expects to sanction funding for this school to replace the unsuitable prefab buildings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17896/08]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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The Office of Public Works (OPW) which acts generally on behalf of my Department on the acquisition of sites for schools, has been requested to source a suitable site for this Gaelscoil. I am advised that the OPW are in discussions with the local authority in relation to identifying a site from a land bank that has been transferred to the Council. The further consideration of these proposals will be considered in the context of the Department's school building and modernisation programme.

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick East, Labour)
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Question 464: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if funding is available to progress a school building (details supplied) in County Limerick; if the project has gone to tender; the timeframe to complete the project in view of the bad conditions endured by the students including having to use outside toilets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17898/08]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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The project to which the Deputy refers is currently at a very advanced 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. It is not possible at this stage to say when construction will commence on the project referred to by the Deputy.