Shane McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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Question 150: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if two 16-teacher schools (details supplied) in County Meath will be built now that four acres of land have been recently purchased [39019/10]

Joanna Tuffy (Dublin Mid West, Labour)
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Question 171: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding funding for a school (details supplied) in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39405/10]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 150 and 171 together.

I can confirm to the Deputies that the Patron of the school to which they refer has recently confirmed to my Department that he has acquired additional land adjacent to the school and a neighbouring school to facilitate an expansion of the accommodation provided at both schools. My Department considers that the provision of 16 mainstream classrooms plus appropriate ancillary accommodation in both schools will meet the needs of the area.

Projects for the schools have been assigned a band 1 rating and the progression of all large scale building projects, including these projects, from initial design stage through to construction phase will be considered in the context of the Department's multi-annual School Building and Modernisation Programme. However, in light of current competing demands on the Department's capital budget, it is not possible to give an indicative timeframe for the progression of the projects at this time.