Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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Question 179: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the band and the point on which rests the application for approval to proceed to construct a new school building (details supplied) in County Cavan; if his attention has been drawn to the conditions at the school for both pupils and teachers; if his attention has further been drawn to the cross-party support in the constituency for said approval to issue; if he will move this application onto band one and agree to approve the remaining stages up to and including a green light to commence construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13717/09]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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The school to which the Deputy refers applied to my Department for capital funding for a large scale project which has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria of my Department and assigned a Band rating of 2.1. This project is currently awaiting approval to appoint a design team. The progression of all large scale building projects, including this project, from initial design stage through to construction is dependent on the prioritisation of competing demands on the funding available under my Department's capital budget. This project 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 my Department, it is not possible to give an indicative timeframe for the progression of the project at this time.