Vol. 547 No. 4
223 Mr. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Science the status of the building project at Clara national school, County Kilkenny; if funding will now be allocated to the project; and a date set for commencement of the work involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3768/02]
The allocation for primary buildings in 2002 is €153.6 million, which is a record level of funding and demonstrates the Government's commitment to improving the accommodation situation in primary schools. This is almost four times the previous Government's investment in 1997.
Due to the greatly increased level of activity in the primary buildings area since the Government came into office, there has been a substantial increase in the number of major and minor building projects in construction and this has given rise to a record level of building and refurbishment activity.
Clara national school, County Kilkenny is being extended and refurbished as part of the Government's programme and is currently in architectural planning. The project will continue to the preparation of tender documents and the invitation of tenders, as soon as possible, under the expanded building programme.
