Provision has been made in the 1997 Capital Programme for the construction of a physical education hall at St. Mac Dara's community college. The present position is that the architectural planning of the project is proceeding and the planning and building unit of my Department is examining the outline sketch scheme. When the scheme has been found to be satisfactory, the project will proceed to the next stage of planning which is the developed sketch scheme.
At this stage, it is not possible to indicate when the planning will be completed or when construction will commence. However the project will continue to be accorded a high priority in my Department and every effort will be made to ensure that the planning of the project is completed as quickly as possible with a view to inviting tenders immediately.