Vol. 544 No. 1
274 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will authorise the invitation of tenders for the new building for Gaelscoil Cillchoca, Kilcock, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28310/01]
My Department has received an application for grant-aid towards the cost of a building project at Gaelscoil Cillchoca, Kilcock, County Kildare.
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 Gaelscoil Cillchoca, will be taken as in previous years in the light of the allocations to be made for school building purposes in the forthcoming Estimates.
275 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science the additional facilities to be provided at the Presentation Convent, Maynooth, County Kildare; when tenders will be invited for the required works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28311/01]
My Department has received an application for grant-aid towards the cost of a building project at the Presentation Convent, Maynooth, County Kildare.
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 the Presentation Convent, Maynooth, will be taken as in previous years in the light of the allocations to be made for school building purposes in the forthcoming Estimates.
276 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science the outcome of his technical staff examination of the sites for the permanent building for Gaelscoil Ui Fhiaich, Maynooth, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28312/01]
My Department has received an application for grant-aid towards the cost of a building project at Gaelscoil Uí Fhiaich, Maynooth, County Kildare.
The site for the Gaelscoil has been examined by my technical staff and is deemed to be technically suitable for the proposed permanent accommodation.
277 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will provide information in relation to the provision of the required extension to Scoil Dara, Kilcock, County Kildare, under various headings (details supplied). [28313/01]
Stage 6 – tender action and report – in respect of the proposed extra facilities at Scoil Dara, Kilcock, County Kildare has been examined within the Department.
The proposed extension will consist of eight general classrooms; one science laboratory; one art and craft room; one woodwork room; one metalwork room; one computer room; one mechanical drawing room; one home economics room; three social studies rooms; administration office, toilets, cloaks and locker areas and stores.
278 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will authorise the invitation of tender in relation to the extension required to Maynooth post primary school, Maynooth, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28314/01]
The stage 3, developed sketch scheme, submission was recently received in my Department's post primary building unit and is currently being considered. Once this stage is approved the project will progress to stage 4. The question of authorising tenders to be invited for the project will not arise until stage 6, tender action and report.
