Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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277. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he expects to be in a position to replace temporary or inadequate school buildings with permanent structures in the current year; the extent to which he expects this to impact on the totality of the requirements in the primary and post primary sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3118/13]

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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283. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary schools throughout County Kildare currently awaiting approval in respect of replacement of buildings or provision of new structures or other facilities; the extent to which he expects to be in a position to meet such requirements in the current year notwithstanding the on-going budgetary situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3124/13]

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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284. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of post- primary schools throughout County Kildare currently awaiting approval in respect of replacement of buildings or provision of new structures or other facilities; the extent to which he expects to be in a position to meet such requirements in the current year notwithstanding the on-going budgetary situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3125/13]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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I am proposing to take Questions Nos. 277, 283 and 284 together.

In addition, under my Department's Prefab Replacement Initiative announced in March 2012 over 170 schools have been approved to replace their rented prefab accommodation with permanent accommodation. In excess of €42 million has been allocated for this initiative of which €15.6 million was paid in 2012. This funding is being provided to schools to replace rented prefabs that are currently providing mainstream classroom and resource rooms for an estimated 6,000 pupils. In total 286 mainstream classrooms currently in rented prefabs will receive permanent buildings.