Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 540: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 734 of 17 June 2008, when a technical assessment will be carried out for a school (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33816/08]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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The development of a building project for the school in question is at an early stage, and will require a technical inspection before a final schedule of accommodation can be agreed. My Department wrote to the Chief Executive Officer of Co Clare VEC in July of this year informing him that it is not in a position to organise a technical inspection of the school at this time due to demands for higher priority projects.

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 further progression of the project at this time.