Vol. 543 No. 2
745 Mr. Enright asked the Minister for Education and Science if, further to Parliamentary Question No. 494 of 9 October 2001, he will indicate the stage of architectural planning in Daingean National School; when this procedure will be completed; and the further steps required to allow work to commence on the building of these extra facilities. [25972/01]
My Department has received an application for grant aid towards the cost of a building project at Daingean National School. The Deputy will appreciate that there has been a massive and unprecedented increase in the funds allocated by this Government to the building programme at all levels. The allocation in the current year is £370.5 million, 470.4 million. This is almost four times the allocation made by the previous Government in 1997. This level of funding has enabled my Department to undertake a record number of building projects and it is my intention to continue this rate of progress in overcoming the deficit arising from many past years and in meeting the needs of the present day. Decisions relating to the rate of progress to construction of individual projects including Daingean National School will be taken, as in previous years, in the light of the allocations to be made for school building purposes in the forthcoming Estimates.
746 Mr. Enright asked the Minister for Education and Science if, further to Parliamentary Question No. 493 of 9 October 2001, he will indicate if Lusmagh National School, County Offaly will receive funding from his Department for the school extension; the status of this project; and when he expects work to commence. [25973/01]
My Department has received an application for grant aid towards the cost of a building project at Lusmagh National School. The Deputy will appreciate that there has been a massive and unprecedented increase in the funds allocated by this Government to the building programme at all levels. The allocation in the current year is £370.5 million, 470.4 million. This is almost four times the allocation made by the previous Government in 1997. This level of funding has enabled my Department to undertake a record number of building projects and it is my intention to continue this rate of progress in overcoming the deficit arising from many past years and in meeting the needs of the present day. Decisions relating to the rate of progress to construction of individual projects, including Lusmagh National School will be taken as in previous years in the light of the allocations to be made for school building purposes in the forthcoming Estimates.
