Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 479: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the band rating of the building plan of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 3; the number and value of primary school projects in this band rating and in bands with a higher rating than this school; and the number of primary school projects and their value which have been under construction, given the go ahead to build and given approval to go to tender during 2008. [45975/08]

Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 480: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the funding that can be made available to match funding being raised by parents to replace prefabs which are substandard at a school (details supplied) in Dublin 3; and when same funding will be formally approved and become payable. [45976/08]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 479 and 480 together.

The proposed building project for the school to which the Deputy refers has a Band 2.4 rating under the published prioritisation criteria for large scale building projects. It is at an advanced stage of architectural planning.

The information requested by the Deputy in relation to the number of projects with a similar and higher band ratings together with details of those under construction in 2008 is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy separately. However, the Department does not provide information on the value of projects prior to tender stage as this could prejudice the tendering process.

I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the Department has taken a decision in principle to replace a number of prefabs at the school. It received information from the school recently which will enable this matter to progress further.