Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 582: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, further to Parliamentary Question No. 168 of 4 March 2009, he will report on the status of a school building project (details supplied) in County Clare. [27419/09]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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The development of a building project for the school to which the Deputy refers is at an early stage. A technical inspection will be arranged in due course and consistent with the priority attaching to the project.

Thereafter, the further progression of the project, from initial design stage through to construction phase will, as with all large scale capital projects, 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 Department's capital budget, it is not possible to give an indicative timeframe for the further progression of the project at this time.

I am pleased to be able to confirm to the Deputy that the school recently received approval for grant aid for the provision of an additional classroom.