Deirdre Clune (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 594: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the status of a school (details supplied) in County Cork on the school building programme; the stage it is at; the point at the priority band rating it is at; when work on site will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32234/08]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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The project to which the Deputy refers is currently at an early stage of architectural planning. A stage submission is awaited from the Design Team. All applications for large scale capital funding are assessed against published prioritisation criteria which were formulated following consultation with the Education Partners. Under the criteria, each project is assigned a Band Rating which reflects the type of works required and the urgency attaching to them. There are four Band Ratings in all with Band 1 being the highest and Band 4 the lowest.

A Band 1 rating has been assigned to the project in question as a new school building is required to facilitate the amalgamation of Passage West Boys National School and St. Mary's Convent National School. The progression of all large scale building projects, including this project, from initial design stage through to construction phase will be considered in the context of my Department's multi-annual School Building and Modernisation Programme. However, in light of the fact that this project has not yet received planning permission, it is not possible to give the Deputy a date for when work on site will commence.

Deirdre Clune (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 595: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the status of a school (details supplied) in County Cork on the school building programme; the stage it is at; the point at the priority band rating it is at; when work on site will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32235/08]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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The school to which the Deputy refers has applied for an extension project. The application is awaiting the appointment of a Design Team. All applications for large scale capital funding are assessed against published prioritisation criteria which were formulated following consultation with the Education Partners. Under the criteria, each project is assigned a Band Rating which reflects the type of works required and the urgency attaching to them. There are four Band Ratings in all with Band 1 being the highest and Band 4 the lowest.

A Band 2 rating has been assigned to this project. The progression of all large scale building projects, including this project, from initial design stage through to construction phase 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 the project at this time.

Deirdre Clune (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 596: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the status of a school (details supplied) in County Cork on the school building programme; the stage it is at; the point on the priority band rating it is at; when work on site will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32236/08]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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The school to which the Deputy refers has an application for a new school on a new site with the Department. It has a band rating of 1. As the Deputy will be aware a suitable site has been identified for the school in question. The site comprises of three plots of land with three separate vendors. Officials from my Department are in contact with key stakeholders with a view to exploring the options open to advancing the proposed acquisition. Once a suitable site is acquired, the progression of this project will be considered in the context of the capital budget available to my Department for school buildings generally.

Deirdre Clune (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 597: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the status of a school (details supplied) in County Cork on the school building programme; the stage it is at; the point on the priority band rating it is at; when work on site will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32237/08]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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The school to which the Deputy refers has applied for an extension. It has a band rating of 2. The progression of this project will be considered in the context of the capital budget available to my Department for school buildings generally. In light of the many competing demands on the capital budget of my Department, it is not possible to give an indicative timeframe for this project to commence architectural planning and appointment of Design Team.

Deirdre Clune (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 598: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the status of a school (details supplied) in County Cork on the school building programme; the stage it is at; the point on the priority band rating it is at; when work on site will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32238/08]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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The Deputy will be aware that a suitable site has been identified for the school in question. My Department has confirmed acceptance of the Trustees' offer for the sale of a portion of the site, with the remainder of the site being gifted by the Trustees. When the site acquisition issues have been completed, the proposed building project, which has a band rating of 2.1, 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.