Paul Gogarty (Dublin Mid West, Green Party)
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Question 457: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if financial provision has been made for the construction of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15; if not, if he envisages such provision will be made in his building budget for 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16402/09]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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My Department has been aware of a need for further post primary provision in the Dublin 15 area and in that context, I sanctioned the establishment of a new post primary school for the area last year. The new school will be called Luttrellstown Community College and the Patron is County Dublin VEC. My Department is working closely with Co. Dublin VEC to open the new school in September 2009 and temporary accommodation has been identified.

My Department has requested Fingal County Council to acquire a permanent site for the school in question under the Fingal Memorandum Agreement. The acquisition of the site will be dependant on the successful outcome of negotiations held by the local authority and will also need to be considered in the context of the capital budget available to my Department for school buildings generally.

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 permanent project at this time.

Paul Gogarty (Dublin Mid West, Green Party)
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Question 458: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, in view of the fact that legal transfer of the site of a school (details supplied) from Galway City Council to the vocational education committee is expected to be completed in April 2009, approval is expected to be granted by him to include the school in the next public private partnership bundle, in order that it may proceed without delay to tender, full planning permission and construction stages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16403/09]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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I am pleased to confirm that my Department has recently provided funds to the Galway City Vocational Education Committee to enable them to close the sale on the site for the school mentioned by the Deputy. This school is included in my Department's PPP school building programme. The make up and timing of further school bundles from this programme will be determined by my Department in consultation with the National Development Finance Agency (NDFA). The issues to be considered in the timing and bundling of these schools include site availability for each school, geographical spread and the estimated total cost of the proposed school bundle.

Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 459: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 259 of 13 November 2008, if he will provide a timeframe for the progression of the building project at a school (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16535/09]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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The building project for the school to which the Deputy refers is currently at an advanced stage of architectural planning. As the Deputy will be aware, in February, I announced details of 43 major building projects to proceed to tender and construction and 25 high priority projects to commence architectural planning. The project to which the Deputy refers was not included in this announcement. Therefore, it is unlikely that it will be progressed in 2009. 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.

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 460: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a contractor has been appointed to construct a new school building for a school (details supplied) in County Mayo. [16540/09]

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 461: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the original contract for the construction of a new school building for a school (details supplied) in County Mayo has been accepted or if his Department has to advertise again. [16541/09]

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 462: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the name of the contractor appointed to construct a new school building for a school (details supplied) in County Mayo. [16542/09]

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 463: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the length of time the contract has been awarded for, from start to finish, to construct a new school building for a school (details supplied) in County Mayo. [16543/09]

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 464: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if funding is in place for the construction of a new school building for a school (details supplied) in County Mayo. [16544/09]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 460 to 464, inclusive, together.

I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the project at the school to which he refers was included in my recent announcement of 43 projects to proceed to tender and construction in 2009. Since then, the school authorities and their design team attended a briefing session with my Department officials at which they were informed of the next steps necessary to bring this project to tender and construction.

A building contractor has not yet been appointed as the project is still progressing towards tender stage. My Department is currently awaiting the submission of the Stage 2b tender documentation from the Design Team. Following clearance of the Stage 2b, a contract notice will be placed on the State's e-tenders website seeking expressions of interest from suitable contractors. Until the project has been tendered and a contract put in place, it will not be possible to provide the details requested by the Deputy.