Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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266. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress to date in determination of whether a school (details supplied) in County Kildare will be included in the school building programme in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2831/14]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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The Major Building Project for the school referred to by the Deputy is currently at an early stage of Architectural Planning.

The Board of Management and their Design Team have finalised the Stage 2A report and submitted it to my Department for review. Following this review and subject to no issues arising the project will be authorised to proceed to Stage 2(b) which includes obtaining the necessary statutory approvals and the preparation of tender documents.

This project was included on the 5 year construction programme to proceed to Tender and construction in 2014/15. The Deputy will be aware that I recently announced the 2014 specific programme of 70 major projects to proceed to construction this year. The project for the school referred to by the Deputy was not sufficiently advanced to include it in that announcement.

When the stage 2(b) submission for the project has been received and assessed my Department will then be in touch with the school authority regarding the potential progression of the project to tender and construction at that time.