Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal North East, Sinn Fein)
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Question 177: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for an extension to a school (details supplied) in County Donegal. [2157/12]

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal North East, Sinn Fein)
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Question 178: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for refurbishment work within a school (details supplied) in County Donegal. [2158/12]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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1I propose to take Questions Nos. 177 and 178 together.

I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the process of tendering for appointment of a design team on the school building project to which he refers has recently commenced. The project will entail the extension and refurbishment of the existing school.

An advertisement seeking suitably qualified consultants has been published on the Governments public procurement portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) and the school has been informed. Once appointed, the design team will commence architectural planning of the building project.

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal North East, Sinn Fein)
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Question 179: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for a new school building on the existing campus in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Donegal. [2159/12]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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1A major project for the school referred to by the Deputy was included in the Ministerial Announcement on 24th January 2011 to progress into Architectural Planning. As this school is located on a split site, the proposal for the development on the existing site involved detailed discussions between the school authorities and the Local Authority regarding traffic management and other issues. These discussions have recently been concluded and a report on the matter has been received from the school. This report is being examined by my Department which I expect to be completed shortly. My Department will be in further contact with the school authority at that point.