Seán Haughey
Question:107 Mr. Haughey asked the Minister for Education and Science if the go ahead will be given for a new computer room in Ard Scoil Rís secondary school, Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6826/03]
Written Answers - Schools Building Projects.
An application for the provision of a computer room is currently under consideration in my Department's planning section. As a first step an examination of all relevant issues is undertaken with a view to determining the long-term accommodation needs of the school. Factors considered in this examination include demographic trends and housing developments. When this analysis is complete the school's long-term projected enrolment will provide a basis for consideration under my Department's building programme.
The 2003 school building programme has now been published and is available on my Department's website at www.education.ie. Given the level of financial commitments to be met from projects already in construction, I do not envisage that my Department will be in a position during this year to initiate architectural planning on any further building projects.
The budgetary allocation for 2004 and subsequent years will determine the rate of progress on projects such as this which were not included in this year's programme.