Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 217: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when the building of a second level school in Lucan, County Dublin will commence; the duration it will take for this building to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32855/08]

Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 218: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his plans to provide an Educate Together second level school in Lucan, County Dublin in view of the fact that there are five Educate Together national schools in Lucan with no second level school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32856/08]

Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 224: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a decision has been made on the patronage of a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32912/08]

Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 230: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the timeframe for the opening of a new secondary school (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32918/08]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 217, 218, 224 and 230 together.

My Department has asked South Dublin County Council to identify a site for the development of a second level school in Lucan. A timeframe for the delivery of the school will be known when a suitable site has been identified and acquired. The local authority has a number of Local Area Plans in train and it is likely that a site will be identified under this process. My Department is conscious of the lead-in period for the delivery of a post-primary school and the importance of concluding the site issue as soon as possible. My Department is currently considering a number of issues relating to the recognition process for second-level schools and the matter of the recognition of further patrons at post-primary level, including Educate Together, will be considered in that context.

Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 219: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his plans for a permanent building for a school (details supplied) in County Dublin in view of the fact that this Gaelscoil is in existence since 2002 and all children are in prefabs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32857/08]

Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 229: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the status of plans for the development at a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32917/08]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 219 and 229 together.

The Department is in negotiation with County Dublin Vocational Education Committee regarding the provision of a site for the school in question. The acquisition of the site will be considered in the context of the capital budget available to my Department for school buildings generally. I am not in a position to say at this stage when the acquisition will be concluded.

Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North, Fine Gael)
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Question 220: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if funding will be made available to a school (details supplied) in County Kerry, to improve accommodation to meet present and future needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32881/08]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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My Department has received an application for major capital funding from the school to which the Deputy refers. 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.