Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 654: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if there was recently a total change of personnel in the building unit of his Department in Tullamore; the reason this occurred; the consequences for schools that are attempting to progress various applications under the building section of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22740/08]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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The Programme for Government committed my Department to establishing a Developing Areas Unit. Initial work on establishing and assigning dedicated staff to the Unit began in the latter part of 2007 and it is now fully operational. In addition, my Department availed of this opportunity to re-organise its broader Planning and Building Unit functions to best meet current demands. Applications for capital works from individual schools are examined and considered for inclusion in the Schools Building and Modernisation Programme in the normal way by reference to the published prioritisation criteria for major projects and having regard to the available financial resources.