Paul Connaughton
Question:246 Mr. Connaughton asked the Minister for Education and Science the status of an application by a school (details supplied) in County Galway; when phase 1 of this school will commence; if phase 1 will be included in the small schools devolved initiative scheme; if so, when his Department will grant approval for this project; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this school will increase from a five class teacher to a six class teacher school in September 2004; if this attention has further been drawn to the fact that there are only two proper classrooms in the school, together with two sub-standard classrooms and a pre-fab for the other three teachers; if his attention has further been drawn to the fact that in September 2004 another class will have to use a pre-fab, that the full-time resource teacher is currently housed in a pre-fab and that the shared learning support teacher based in the school works from a small kitchen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8722/04]
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