Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 180: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a school building project for a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23984/10]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the building project to which he refers has been on site since September 2009.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 181: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the full extent of progress in each of the past 12 months to date of the advancement of the school building project in Kildare, County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23985/10]

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 no issues arise, the project will progress to construction. Once the project goes on site it is envisaged that it will take twelve months to complete.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 184: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills when an application for large scale capital funding was submitted to his Department in the case of a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; his plans to progress same by September 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23988/10]

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.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 186: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the likely time scale for granting of funding to a school (details supplied) in County Kildare in view of the increased demands on the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23990/10]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The school in question was allocated grant aid for the provision of 2 mainstream classrooms in 2009. The school management authority was advised that they had the option to purchase prefabs or build a permanent structure and they opted to build a permanent structure. Construction of the two classrooms commenced in November 2009. 70% of the grant has been paid to the school.

The school authority recently sought additional funding for the provision of a new sewerage treatment and percolation area which is a result of a planning permission condition. I am pleased to inform the Deputy that my Department has recently approved this additional funding. The remainder of the grant will be paid when the project is completed and the necessary documents finalised and considered by my Department.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 187: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the precise development since the 9 November 2009 regarding the building project for the new national school at Kill, County Kildare; the degree of interaction with the various interests involved; the contacts made with local interests by the various responsible bodies within his Department; the degree to which the matters specifically raised have been addressed or are in course thereof; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23991/10]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the completion contractor for the project to which he refers commenced work on site in early April 2010.

With regard to the degree of interaction with the various interests involved, officials in my Department have been constant contact with the school principal who has been fully appraised of the latest developments with regard to this project.

Question No. 188 answered with Question No. 175.