Deirdre Clune (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 624: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the status of a school (details supplied) in County Cork on the school building programme; the stage of the process it is at; when work on site will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17823/09]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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The school to which the Deputies refer was included in my announcement on 12 February of 43 major building projects to proceed to tender and construction during 2009. Representatives from the board of management and the design team of the school 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 the project to tender and construction. The Stage 2(a) submission was approved by my Department in March 2009. The Design Team are currently working on a Stage 2(b) submission. To assist in this my Department has recently approved the appointment of a consultant planner to assist the design team in responding to issues raised by the local authority.

Deirdre Clune (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 625: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the status of a school (details supplied) in County Cork on the school building programme; the stage of the process it is at; when work on site will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17824/09]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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An extension/refurbishment project is at the early stages of architectural planning with an agreed projected enrolment of 500 pupils. The project has a Band Rating of 2.1 under the published prioritisation criteria for large scale building projects. Officials from my Department met with the school authorities and the design team in March of this year to discuss options for the progression of the project. A further submission from the school's design team is awaited. Further progression of the building project in question will continue to 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.