Clare Daly (Dublin North, Socialist Party)
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232. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for a permanent extension to a school (details supplied) in County Dublin. [50474/13]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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I can confirm that the school referred to by the Deputy has an application with the Department for a major school project involving school refurbishment and the replacement of temporary accommodation. Information in respect of the current school building programme along with all assessed applications for major capital works, including this project, is available on the Department's website at www.education.ie. The Five Year Plan, which was announced in March 2012, prioritises new school building projects, as well as major extensions in areas where a demographic need has been established. In view of the funding constraints imposed by the need to prioritise available funding to meet additional demographic requirements, it is not possible to progress all projects within my Department's building programme concurrently. In that regard, it is also not possible to give an indicative timeframe for the progression of this school project at this time.