John Deasy (Waterford, Fine Gael)
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195. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to a school (details supplied) in County Waterford that has recently had severe water damage and had to be evacuated; if he will indicate a timeframe for the proposed new school to be added to the building list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6331/14]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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I wish to advise the Deputy that the school to which he refers advised my Department recently that it had carried out repair works to prefabs caused by weather damage. The school also advised that the prefabs are now safe to use.

The major building project for the school is at an advanced stage of architectural planning - Stage 2b Detailed Design, which includes planning and other statutory permissions and the preparation of tender documentation. My Department has been advised that the Stage 2b Reports and Tender Documentation will be completed by early April 2014.

Due to competing demands on my Department's capital budget imposed by the need to prioritise the limited funding available for the provision of additional school accommodation to meet increasing demographic requirements, it was not possible to include this project in the 5 year construction programme announced in March 2012. School building projects which were previously initiated but not included in the current five year construction programme will continue to be progressed to final planning stages in anticipation of the possibility of further funds being available to my Department in the future. The project for this school remains available to be considered for progression in that context.