Tom Hayes (Tipperary South, Fine Gael)
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Question 707: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the schools in South Tipperary that have outstanding school building projects; the priority level that is assigned to each project; the length of time each project has been waiting for funding; the amount of funding each project has applied for; and the projects in South Tipperary received funding in the past two years. [31235/10]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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Information in respect of the current school building programme along with all assessed applications for major capital works, is available on my Department's website at www.education.ie.

The priority attaching to individual projects is determined by published prioritisation criteria, which were formulated following consultation with the Education Partners. There are four band ratings under these criteria, each of which describes the extent of accommodation required and the urgency attaching to it. Band 1 is the highest priority rating and Band 4 is the lowest. Documents explaining the band rating system are also available on my Department's website.

It is not possible for me to provide information to the Deputy regarding the projected costs of each project before it is tendered, as to do so would risk compromising the tender process.

Set out below for the Deputy's convenience, are lists of projects in South Tipperary, at tender and construction, in architectural planning and at application stage, as well as details of projects in South Tipperary which have received funding for major capital projects in the past two years.