Noel Coonan (Tipperary North, Fine Gael)
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662. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding recent correspondence in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29861/15]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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I can confirm that the school to which the Deputy refers submitted a major application for a new school building in November 2013. The current status of all applications, including for the Gaelscoil, in question, may be viewed on my Department's website at www.education.ie

To facilitate the provision of a new school building for the Gaelscoil, in question, a greenfield site will be required. In that regard, officials in my Department are currently working with officials from Tipperary County Council under the Memorandum of Understanding in relation to the identification and acquisition of a suitable permanent site for the Gaelscoil. My Department has apprised the Gaelscoil of the position.

My Department has also been in contact with the Gaelscoil, in question, in relation to accommodation concerns, that it has raised, and is continuing to liaise with the Gaelscoil in that regard.

Noel Coonan (Tipperary North, Fine Gael)
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663. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary that has applied for an extension; the time frame for completion of works; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29862/15]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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The project referred to by the Deputy has recently completed the Design Team Appointment process. The project is to provide for refurbishment of the listed building on site and an extension to provide overall accommodation for a 16 classroom school. My Department has already secured planning permission for the project using in-house Architectural resources. The newly appointed design team will work on the basis established under that planning permission to bring this project through the remaining stages of the architectural planning process.

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, including the project for this school, 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 my Department in the future.

Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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664. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will approve funding for additional works at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare [29868/15]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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I am pleased to inform the Deputy that additional funding has been approved for the school in question and the school authority has been informed.