Vol. 518 No. 6
538 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason his Department has altered plans for a school (details supplied) in County Mayo, reducing the number of classrooms from five to four, several years after the plans were approved. [12419/00]
539 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the conditions under which the staff and pupils of a school (details supplied) in County Mayo work. [12420/00]
540 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Education and Science when works on a school (details supplied) in County Mayo will commence; and the consultations his Department has had with the parents and staff of the school. [12421/00]
I propose to take Questions Nos. 538 to 540, inclusive, together.
As I indicated in replies to parliamentary questions on 9 March and 4 April 2000, the accommodation brief at the school in question is being reviewed by my Department in the light of existing enrolment trends at the school. The Deputy will appreciate that the extent of the permanent accommodation to be provided at any school is directly related to the number of students requiring the facilities in the long term. My Department will have to be fully satisfied that the student enrolments at the school in question will warrant the additional accommodation sought.
A decision on the accommodation brief will be conveyed to the school management as soon as possible. It is not possible at this point to say when construction will commence.
