Seymour Crawford (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Question 38: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the plans to build a new school at Rockcorry, County Monaghan, to replace the current school as promised in 2007; when this school building will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19134/09]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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The school to which the Deputy refers submitted an application for a new school building under the Small Schools Scheme 2007. The application was unsuccessful at that time.

The main emphasis of the School Building and Modernisation programme for the foreseeable future will be on the delivery of large scale projects to provide additionality, particularly in rapidly developing areas, where little or no school accommodation currently exists. In light of the level of demand on the Department's capital budget for such projects, it is not possible to give an indicative timeframe as to when a project for the school in question might proceed.

Officials from my Department met with representatives of the school authority on 12 May 2009 and outlined this situation to them.