Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 506: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he has received correspondence from the board of management of a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; if he will provide the information requested; and if he will sanction the progression of the school to the next stage. [24725/09]

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 541: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he has received recent correspondence from the Board of Management of a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; his plans to address these issues as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25230/09]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 506 and 541 together.

I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department is in receipt of the correspondence referred to and a response will issue in due course.

The school's application for large scale capital funding has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale building projects and assigned a band 2 rating.

The progression of all large scale building project, including a project for this school, from initial design 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 my Department, it is not possible to give an indicative timeframe for the progression of the project at this time.

Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 507: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the contract has been signed for a new national school at a location (details supplied) in County Kildare; the value of the contract; the contractor chosen; and the date the construction will commence on site. [24726/09]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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I am pleased to inform the Deputy that a contract has been placed for the new school to which he refers. I am not in a position to name the winning Contractor or the contract sum at this point due to commercial sensitivity but I can confirm that it is a multi-million euro investment by my Department in a state-of-the-art primary school facility. The successful contractor expects to commence work on site early next month.