Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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517. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which she has received submissions from the authorities at Hewetson School, Millicent Road, Clane, County Kildare, in respect of extra facilities required thereat; if a schedule and time frame has been agreed; the full extent of the proposed provisions by way of upgrading the existing school facilities or replacement on the existing site; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36877/14]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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I can confirm to the Deputy that the school to which he refers has an application with my Department for large scale capital funding. The current status of all schools on the school building programme may be viewed on my Department's website at www.education.ie.

The Deputy will be aware of the demographic challenge facing the education system in the coming years. Given the current financial constraints within which my Department is currently operating, priority is being given to applications for essential mainstream classroom accommodation in areas of significant demographic growth and where additional teaching staff has been allocated. This will continue to be the main focus for my Department in the coming years to ensure that every child has access to a physical school place.

The Five Year Construction Plan, announced in March 2012, priorities new school building projects as well as major extensions in areas where significant demographic need has been established. A project for the school in question is not contained on the Plan and it is therefore not possible at this point to indicate when a building project for the school will be progressed.