Vol. 571 No. 1
622 Ms Enright asked the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to Camross National School, Camross, Portlaoise, County Laois; the stage the application is at; when it is expected that it will be progressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20710/03]
The proposed large-scale building project for Camross national school is listed in Section 7 of the 2003 school building programme which is published on my Department's website at www.education.ie. This proposed project is at stage three of architectural planning (developed sketch scheme). It has been assigned a “band 3” rating by my Department in accordance with the published criteria for prioritising large-scale projects. Projects listed in Sections 6 and 7 will not be authorised to progress beyond their current stage of architectural planning at this time.
Budgetary provisions in 2004 and subsequent years will determine the rate of progression to tender and construction of these projects in conjunction with the band rating individually assigned. In the meantime, individual schools should, as appropriate, use their devolved grant to deal with any urgent health and safety works.
