Marcella Corcoran Kennedy (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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92. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) in County Offaly will receive a new school building, as it is still operating on a split site following an amalgamation in 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35821/15]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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I can confirm that the school referred to by the Deputy submitted an application for major capital funding for a new school building to facilitate an amalgamation.

As the Deputy will appreciate, due to the competing demands on my Department's capital budget imposed by the need to prioritise the funding available for the provision of essential school classroom accommodation, it is not possible to provide an indicative timeframe for the progression of a major project for the school in question at this time.

Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Independent)
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93. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will confirm that a new school (details supplied) in County Galway will be included in the capital expenditure programme 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35824/15]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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The Major Building Project referred to by the Deputy, is currently at an advanced stage of architectural planning. The Stage 2(b) Submission (Detailed Design) has been approved by the Department, however, as the project was not included in the Department's Five Year Building Programme, the project was not authorised to proceed to tender. The Design Team and Board of Management were informed of this by letter in July 2015.

School building projects, including the project in question, which have not been included in the current Five Year programme, will continue to be progressed to the final planning stages and are available to be considered in the context of the new 6 Year Construction Plan that I intend to announce in the coming weeks.