Brendan Howlin
Question:832 Mr. Howlin asked the Minister for Education and Science if, in relation to the Christian Brothers secondary school, New Ross, County Wexford, his attention has been drawn to the fact that an application for refurbishment of the existing school, the building of a new extension and the provision of a security perimeter fence was made to his department in March 1997; that this school has no physical education hall, a medieval science laboratory, no facilities for the instruction of home economics, technology, woodwork or foreign languages; that the school is a regular target of vandals owing to lack of security fencing; if the slow progress of this project is due to staff shortages in his Department's building unit; if so, the way in which he will redress this situation; the timeframe for completion of this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23923/00]