Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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Question 439: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the names of the schools at each stage, one to four, of the school buildings programme. [13006/09]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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The stages of architectural planning referred to by the Deputy arise from my Department's design team procedures for the procurement of major capital projects. These are necessary to comply with Department of Finance guidelines which require that capital projects be fully designed prior to going to tender. They also ensure proper cost management of capital projects and facilitate compliance with statutory and public procurement requirements.

At present, there are five stages involved in the delivery of major school projects which reflects the Capital Works Management Framework developed by the Department of Finance. The stages are as follows:

Stage 1 — Preliminary

Stage 2 — Design (which is divided into Stage 2a — Developed Sketch Scheme and

Stage 2b — Detailed Design)

Stage 3 — Tender Action, Evaluation and Award

Stage 4 — Construction

Stage 5 — Hand over of Works and Final Account.

The information on the school projects at each stage, one to four, is contained in the tabular statement.

Seán Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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Question 440: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, in view of his reply to Parliamentary Question No. 408 of 3 February 2009, he will confirm if approval has been given for the immediate building of a replacement second level school (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13009/09]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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The Deputy will be aware that the school to which he refers was included in my announcement on 12 February of forty three major school building projects which are to progress to tender and construction this year. Representatives from the board of management and the school's design team attended a briefing in my Department's offices in Tullamore on 26 March at which they were appraised of the next steps necessary to progress this project to tender and construction.

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Question 441: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his Department has received a request for a classroom extension to a school (details supplied) in County Cork; the situation regarding this request; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13050/09]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department has received an application for a resource room, a learning support room, a general purpose room and a storage area from the school to which he 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.