Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 213: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the appointment of a design team for the required extension to a school (details supplied) in County Kildare. [17329/10]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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As the Deputy will be aware, on 16 February my predecessor announced details of 51 major school building projects that will appoint design teams this year. I am pleased to inform the deputy that the project in question is scheduled to have a Design Team appointed in the fourth quarter of 2010. My Department will contact the school regarding this matter in due course. Details on all of these projects are available on my Department's website, www.education.ie.

Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 214: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science when a design team will be appointed for the required extension to a school (details supplied) in County Kildare. [17330/10]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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I can confirm that the school to which the Deputy refers have made applications to my Department for large scale capital funding. The application has been assessed in accordance with the published criteria for large scale capital projects and assigned an appropriate band rating. Information in respect of the current school building programme along with assessed applications for major capital works, including the projects referred to by the Deputy, are now available on my Department's website at www.education.ie.

The progression of all large scale building projects, including the project for the school in question, 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 215: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science when tenders will be invited for the required extension to a school (details supplied) in County Kildare. [17331/10]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The project to which the Deputy refers is currently at an advanced stage of architectural planning. Planning permission has been received and the Design Team is currently working on completing the stage 2(b) submission for this project. Following receipt and review of the Stage 2(b) submission, my Department will revert to the school regarding next steps in the progression of the project towards tender and construction.