Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 248: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if tenders have been invited for the building of the new national school (details supplied) in County Kildare; the timeframe for building the new school specified in the tender documents; and the closing date for receipt of tenders. [22566/10]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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Tenders will be invited shortly for the new school referred to by the Deputy. Following completion of the tender stage, assuming no issues arise, the project will progress to construction. Once the project goes on site it is envisaged that it will take 12 months to complete.

Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 249: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she has received the tender report for the building of the new Gaelscoil in Maynooth, County Kildare; if so, when construction will commence; and the stipulated timeframe for completion of the building project. [22568/10]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The tender report for the new Gaelscoil in Maynooth has been received and approved by my Department. My Department is currently awaiting receipt of the Supplementary Tender Report. When this report is received and approved, assuming that no issues arise, the project will progress to construction. Once on site it is envisaged that the project will take 12 months to complete.

Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 250: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she has received the tender report for the required extension to a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; if so, when construction will commence; and the stipulated timeframe for completion of the building project. [22569/10]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The tender report for the proposed extension project at the school to which the Deputy refers has been recently received in my Department and is currently being assessed. When the tender report is approved, assuming that there are no issues arising, the project will progress to construction. Once the project goes on site it is envisaged that it will take twelve months to complete.

Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 251: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she has concluded consideration of the proposal to develop a school (details supplied) in County Kildare as a two stream school using devolved grants; when approval will issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22570/10]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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A proposal has been submitted to the Department by the authority of the school to which the Deputy refers to meet its long-term accommodation needs. This proposal is under consideration and decision will issue to the school authority in due course.

Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 252: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills when tenders will be invited for the required extension to a school (details supplied) in County Kildare. [22573/10]

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.

Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 253: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the progress made to date in providing a new national school for Naas under the patronage of County Kildare Vocational Education Committee; and if the school will be ready for September 2010. [22574/10]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The Deputy will be aware that approval has been given for the establishment of a new primary school for Naas to meet the continuing growing demand for primary school places in that area. The school will be a Community National School as part of the pilot model and it is my intention that it will commence operation from next September. The VEC is currently making arrangements for accommodation for the school.

Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 254: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the commitments given by her Department in relation to the provision of capital funding for the building of an autism spectrum disorder unit at a school (details supplied) in Leixlip, County Kildare, and on foot of her review of the file if she will sanction funding for the new project. [22575/10]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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I can confirm the school to which the Deputy refers has made an application to my Department for major capital funding which included for the provision of accommodation for an ASD unit. The application has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale building projects and has been assigned a Band 1 rating. Information in respect of the current school building programme along with all 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 this project, from initial design stage 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 the Department, it is not possible to give an indicative timeframe for the progression of the project at this time.

Recently, the school submitted an application to my Department for temporary accommodation to assist in accommodating its ASD unit and this application is currently being assessed. The outcome of the assessment process will be communicated to the school authority in due course.

Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 255: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will sanction capital funding for four new permanent classrooms at a school (details supplied) in Clane, County Kildare. [22576/10]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the school to which he refers has recently been approved capital funding on a devolved basis for three additional classrooms. The school has the option of purchasing or building this accommodation.