Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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Question 197: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding plans for new accommodation in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21240/11]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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The school referred to by the Deputy currently has provisional recognition only and is operating from temporary accommodation. At present, my Department considers that this school has sufficient accommodation to meet its needs.

To date, no application has been made to my Department for new accommodation in respect of this school. In the event of additional accommodation being required by this school, it is open to the school to apply to my Department for the provision of the necessary accommodation.

Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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Question 198: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding plans for new accommodation in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21241/11]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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I am pleased to advise the Deputy that a project to provide a new school building for the school to which he refers was announced in January 2011 as one of the projects to commence the process of the brief formulation under my Department's 2011 Multi-annual School Building and Modernisation Programme.

My officials have been in contact with the school authority in relation to the steps to be taken to progress the project.

Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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Question 199: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding plans for new accommodation in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21242/11]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department has been in contact with the school referred to by the Deputy on a regular basis over the past few years in an effort to ensure that the school's accommodation requirements are being met. In this regard, my Department approved the construction of four mainstream classrooms at the school in September 2010.

Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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Question 200: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding plans for new accommodation in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21243/11]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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The building project at the School referred to by the Deputy is included in the School Building Works Programme for 2011 which was announced on 24 January 2011.

Information, including current status, in relation to all projects on the 2011 Programme is available on my Departments web-site. A stage 2(b) addendum report was received in my Department in mid July and is currently under review. When that review is complete my Department will be in contact with the Board of Management with regard to the further progression of the project.

Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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Question 201: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding plans for new accommodation in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21244/11]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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The school to which the Deputy refers has applied to my Department for capital funding for a new school. Officials from my Department are in contact with the school authorities directly on this matter and are currently assessing all options regarding the schools current situation.

Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 202: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will issue on an application in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21246/11]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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The school referred to by the Deputy was allocated devolved funding towards one Resource room under my Department's Additional Accommodation Scheme in 2010. The school authorities also received additional funding for a boiler replacement under this scheme.

In June 2011, the school submitted a further application for Capital grant-aid towards Emergency Works. My Department contacted the school authorities and sought further information in relation to this application and is currently awaiting a response. Once the information requested by my Department is provided, the school's application will receive further consideration and the school authority will be informed of the decision.