Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 353: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the eight new primary schools, containing 2,800 school places and the one new post primary school with 350 places in the first phase which was promised for delivery September 2009 by the developing area unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32050/09]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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I can confirm that the first phase of a new post-primary school building with accommodation for up to 350 pupils has been completed and is in operation. The building's flexible design allowed for the opportunity to provide sufficient accommodation for a new start-up primary school as part of the first phase. This accommodation is available for use as a new primary school in 2010 if the demand is there. The design allows for the accommodation to revert for post-primary use in the future, as required.

With regard to the remaining seven primary schools I can confirm the following: four schools have been completed and handed over to the relevant school authorities; one school has been partially handed over with the remaining accommodation to be handed over next month; one school is due to be handed over in October and the final school is currently out to tender and is expected to be on site in the fourth quarter of 2009.