Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 57: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the progress to date in relation to building works at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47755/10]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The school in question received grant aid in 2007 to provide four resource rooms under my Department's Permanent Accommodation Scheme. I am pleased to inform the Deputy that construction works on the school have recently been completed.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 58: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the progress over the past three months in relation to an application for large scale capital funding by a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; when the matter is likely to proceed in view of increased demands on the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47756/10]

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 60: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the timescale for granting of funding to a school (details supplied) in County Kildare in view of the increased demands on the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47758/10]

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 61: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) in County Kildare will be granted funding under the application for large scale capital funding in view of the increased demands on the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47759/10]

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 63: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the position and progress over the summer period in respect of an application for large scale capital funding in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47761/10]

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 68: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 177 of 3 June 2010, the position regarding an application for large scale capital funding; her plans to progress same in view of the long period of time that has elapsed since the application was made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47766/10]

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 70: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for large scale capital funding in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Kildare in view of the fact that an application for same was made 11 years ago; her plans to progress same given the long period of time elapsed since the application for same was made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47768/10]

Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 91: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will appoint a design team for the building of a permanent school (details supplied) in County Kildare. [47874/10]

Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 93: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will sanction the appointment of a design team for a school (details supplied) in County Kildare. [47876/10]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 58, 60, 61, 63, 68, 70, 91 and 93 together.

I can confirm that the schools to which the Deputy refers have made applications to my Department for large scale funding. The applications have been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale capital projects and assigned an appropriate band rating. Information in respect of the current school building programme, along with assessed applications for major capital works, including the projects referred to by the Deputy, is available on my Department's website at www.education.ie. The progression of all large scale building projects, including projects for these schools, 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 the 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 these projects at this time.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 59: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills when a new school (details supplied) in County Kildare will be ready for occupation; if the projected completion date is in line with previous expectations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47757/10]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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As the Deputy will be aware, the original contractor appointed for this project went into receivership and a completion contractor was subsequently appointed. The contract with the completion contractor commenced in April and it is envisaged that the new school will be ready for occupation early next year.

Questions Nos. 60 and 61 answered with Question No. 58.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 62: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills when an application was first made by a school (details supplied) in County Kildare in respect of an application for large scale capital funding; the progress of same on a year by year basis since the application was submitted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47760/10]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The school to which the Deputy refers originally applied to my Department for large scale capital funding in 2001.

The application has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale capital projects and has been assigned a Band 2 rating.

Information in respect of the current school building programme along with assessed applications for major capital works, including the project referred to by the Deputy, is available on my 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 my Department's multi-annual School Building and Modernisation Programme. However, in light of current competing demands on the capital budget of the Department, it is not possible to give an indicative timeframe for the progression of the project at this time.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 64: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the progress in the past six months of the advancement of a school building project in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47762/10]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the project to which he refers, commenced construction last August and is anticipated to be completed in late 2011.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 65: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the school building project for a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47763/10]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the project, for the school to which he refers, commenced construction in September 2009 and is expected to be completed in early 2011.