Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 50: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will respond to an issue (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44206/10]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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I can confirm that my Department is in receipt of an application from the school authority to which the Deputy refers for large scale capital funding. The application has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale building projects and assigned a Band 2 rating.

Information in respect of the current school building programme along with all assessed applications for major capital works 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 stage through to construction phase will be considered in the context of the Department's multi-annual 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 the project at this time.

In the meantime, it is open to the school authority to apply to my Department or funding for any works of an emergency nature. The appropriate application form is available on my Department's website www.education.ie.