Brian O'Shea (Waterford, Labour)
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Question 201: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when the list of accepted candidates for the position of health and safety officers on a school building project (details supplied) in County Waterford will be forwarded to the board of management in order that the project can proceed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23900/08]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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As part of the Programme for Government, a Developing Areas Unit was set up recently in my Department to focus on the school accommodation needs of rapidly developing areas, including Tramore. The main emphasis in 2008 is on providing sufficient school places in these developing areas, as well as delivering improvements in the quality of existing primary and post-primary school accommodation throughout the country.

In this context, the status of all schools in the town where the school referred to by the Deputy is located is being assessed as part of an overall delivery plan, which is currently being formulated within my Department. As is the case with all large capital projects, their progression to tender and construction, including the project in question will be considered in the context of the Department's multi-annual School Building and Modernisation Programme. My Department will be in contact with the school authorities about the matter as quickly as possible.