Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Independent)
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979. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 3 in her Department's projects in architectural planning; if its status as number three will be reached in 2016; its prospects for funding in the 2016 capital programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38008/15]

Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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983. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will support Howth Road mixed national school in Dublin 3 on an urgent matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38071/15]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 974, 979 and 983 together.

The major building project for the school in question is currently at an advanced stage of architectural planning. All statutory approvals, including Planning Permission, Fire Safety and Disability Access Certificates have been secured and tender documents have been finalised.

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 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.

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 - Stage 2b (Detailed Design) which includes the applications for Planning Permission, Fire Cert, Disability Access Cert and the preparation of Tender Documents. The application for planning permission has been lodged with the Local Authority and a decision is now awaited.

The project is included in my Department's five year building programme to proceed to Tender and Construction. However, until such time as planning permission has been secured and the project has progressed to and completed tender stage and the appointment of a building contractor, it will not be possible to provide an indicative timeframe for the completion of the construction stage of the project.