Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 99: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a school (details supplied) in County Cork; if previous assurances in relation to timescale and commencement of building times are accurate; when building work will commence; the length of time this building work will take; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42504/10]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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I am pleased to inform the Deputy that my Department recently authorised the Design Team to issue the Letter of Acceptance (i.e. award the contract).

Assuming that no issues arise, it is expected that the project will commence construction within weeks and will take circa 12 months to complete.

Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 100: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding improvements to a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; if a new school is to be built or an extension added to the existing school and when a design team will be appointed to the project. [42508/10]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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I can confirm that the school to which the Deputy refers has applied to my Department for large scale capital funding for an extension/refurbishment.

In accordance with the published criteria for large scale building projects, the project for this school has been assigned a Band 2 rating. Information in respect of the current school building programme along with all assessed applications for major capital works, including this project, is available on the Department's website at www.education.ie.

The progression of all large scale building projects, including this project, 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 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.