Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 116: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) in County Mayo will be placed on the architectural list and when the architectural list is due for publication. [43337/10]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department is in receipt of a major capital application for the provision of a new school building for the school to which he refers. The former boys' school site is deemed to be the most suitable for future development of the school.

The application has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria and assigned a band rating of 1.4. 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 www.education.ie.

The progression of all large scale building projects, including this project, from initial design stage through to construction will be considered in the context of the school building and modernisation programme. However, in view of the level of demand on the Department's capital budget, it is not possible to give an indicative timeframe for the progression of the project at this time.