Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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1389. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a new school building for a school (details supplied) in County Galway. [34066/14]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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The project to which the Deputy refers, recently progressed to Stage 2(b) - Detailed Design which includes the application for planning permission and the preparation of tender documents.

Due to competing demands on the 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, including the project referred to by the Deputy, which have been 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 the Department in the future.