Noel Coonan (Tipperary North, Fine Gael)
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Question 197: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to an application for funding for a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary; if his attention has been drawn to the urgency of this application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20341/08]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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My Department is in receipt of an application for major capital funding for the school to which the Deputy refers. The progression of all large scale building projects, including this project, from initial design stage 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. However, in light of current competing demands on the capital budget of the Department, it is not possible to give an indicative timeframe for the progression of these projects at this time.

Noel Coonan (Tipperary North, Fine Gael)
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Question 198: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to an application by a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary which has made an application for additional accommodation; the reason for the delay in processing this application; if his attention has been drawn to the urgency of the situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20342/08]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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My Department is in receipt of an application for major capital funding for the school to which the Deputy refers. The application was made in 1999. The progression of all large scale building projects, including this project, from initial design stage 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. However, in light of current competing demands on the capital budget of the Department, it is not possible to give an indicative timeframe for the progression of the project at this time.

Paul Gogarty (Dublin Mid West, Green Party)
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Question 199: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if two new schools (details supplied) in County Wicklow will be ready to open in September 2008. [20346/08]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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Provisional recognition was granted to the schools to which the Deputy refers to in April 2008 to open for September 2008. The Department had envisaged that accommodation for both these schools would be provided for September 2008 at a site in the area to which the Deputy refers. However, as negotiations for site acquisition are still ongoing it is now considered unlikely that construction of these buildings will be completed in time for the start of the school term in September 2008. In this context, the schools have been approached with a view to securing alternative accommodation in the interim and officials from my Department are liaising with the patron bodies in this regard to assist them until the school building is delivered.