John Deasy (Waterford, Fine Gael)
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Question 484: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the cost per year of providing prefabricated buildings for the past ten years at a school (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43779/08]

John Deasy (Waterford, Fine Gael)
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Question 485: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when a design team will be appointed and plans drawn up in respect of a permanent building for a school (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43780/08]

John Deasy (Waterford, Fine Gael)
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Question 486: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the band rating in regard to prioritisation criteria of the application in respect of a permanent building for a school (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43781/08]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 484 to 486, inclusive, together.

The information sought by the Deputy in relation to the cost per year of providing prefabricated buildings for the past 10 years at the school to which he refers is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

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 2.2 rating has been assigned to the project in question.

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.