Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 176: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills when an application for large scale capital funding was submitted to her Department by a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; her plans to progress same by June 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18586/10]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The school to which the Deputy refers originally applied to my Department for large scale capital funding in 2004. The application has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation 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 project referred to by the Deputy, is now available on my Department's website at www.education.ie.

The progression of all large scale building projects, including a 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 the 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.