Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 4 Mar 2003

Vol. 562 No. 4

Written Answers - Schools Building Projects.

Seán Crowe

Question:

248 Mr. Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Science if his Department has received correspondence from Scoil an Choróin Mhuire, Old Court Avenue, Ballycragh, Dublin 24; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this school has 60 applications for places for the next school year but is only in a position to facilitate 20 of them; if it is accurate that his Department's attention has been drawn to the changes in the demographics of the area on several occasions over the past 17 years; if his attention has further been drawn to the fact that the school has applied twice over the past year for accommodation and since 1986 for permanent accommodation; and the steps he plans to take to address this problem. [6284/03]

Minister for Education and Science (Mr. N. Dempsey)

My Department's building unit has received correspondence from the school in question seeking temporary accommodation. The 2003 school building programme has now been published and full details in relation to individual projects are available on my Department's website at www.education.ie.

On the basis of the budgetary allocation it was not possible to include any further projects in 2003. The budgetary allocation for 2004 and subsequent years will determine the rate of progress on projects, including a project for permanent accommodation at Scoil an Choróin Mhuire, that could not be included in this year's programme.