Written answers

Tuesday, 23 September 2014

Department of Education and Skills

Schools Building Projects Applications

Photo of Charlie McConalogueCharlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail)
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435. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will include a school's building project (details supplied) on the capital programme as part of budget 2015. [35311/14]

Photo of Jan O'SullivanJan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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As the Deputy will be aware, the delivery of major school projects required to meet demographic demand will be the main focus for capital investment in the coming years. The Five Year Plan prioritises new school building projects as well as major extensions in areas where a demographic need has been established. Stranorlar, where the school referred to is located, has not been identified by the Department as an area of significant demographic growth. A project for the school was not, therefore, included in the Five Year Plan.

Notwithstanding that Stranorlar has not been identified as an area of growth, a new site for the proposed new school was completed some time ago. A project brief was prepared and the project has been advanced into the architectural planning process. School building projects, including the project for the school referred to, which have not been included in the five year construction programme, but which were announced for initial inclusion in the building programme will be ready to be progressed to the final planning stages in anticipation of the possibility of further funds being available to the Department in future years.

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