Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Question 746: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his Department has received an application from a school (details supplied) in County Cork for funding under the school buildings programme; when this school is expected to be sanctioned for development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27377/08]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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There is no record of an application from the school referred to by the Deputy for funding under my Department's School Building and Modernisation Programme.

It is open to school authorities to submit an application form for development works which is available on my Department's website.

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Question 747: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when works will commence at a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27378/08]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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The school referred to by the Deputy applied for funding for the provision of additional classrooms under the Permanent Accommodation Scheme 2007 and was successful. The Scheme allows Boards of Management to address their accommodation and building priorities with a guaranteed amount of funding and gives Boards of Management control of the building project.

The intention of the scheme is to provide funding to schools to enable them to undertake wanted building projects. The scheme is not intended to leave schools with significant fundraising needs but for the school to tailor the scope of capital works commissioned to the available funding. A central tenet of the scheme is that the schools, granted discretion and funding, must equally accept responsibility for prioritisation, adherence to statutory regulations, control of costs and ensuring value for money.

The school has indicated to my Department that the project should go on site in the middle of this year.

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Question 748: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his Department has received an application from a school (details supplied) in County Cork for funding under the school buildings programme; when this school is expected to be sanctioned for development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27379/08]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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I can confirm that my Department has received an application for development from the school referred to by the Deputy.

The application has been assessed and assigned a Band 3 Rating in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale building works.

Progress on the project will be considered 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 this project at this time.

Catherine Byrne (Dublin South Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 749: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the present status of a school building project (details supplied) in Dublin 12; the band rating assigned to this project; if he will expedite the construction of new classrooms and a much needed sports hall, which have been promised since 2000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27385/08]

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 general classroom accommodation and a PE hall, from the school referred to by the Deputy. The progression of all large scale building projects, 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. 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.