Olwyn Enright (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 542: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding an application under the schools building programme for extension and alteration works by a school (details supplied) in County Laois; when the project will proceed to tender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42662/09]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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The project to which the Deputy refers is at an advanced stage of architectural planning.

The progression of all large scale building projects, including this project, from initial design stage through to construction is dependent on the prioritisation of competing demands on the funding available under the Department's capital budget.

The proposed building project will be considered in the context of my Department's multi-annual School Building and Modernisation Programme for 2010 and subsequent years. 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 delivery of the project at this time.

In the interim the school has recently been allocated an all-in grant for the provision of an additional classroom to meet its current needs.