Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 20 May 2004
122 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Education and Science when approval will be given for the extension to a school (details supplied) in County Louth; the length of time the construction stage will take; the financial cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14911/04]
View answerWhen publishing the 2004 school building programme, I outlined that my strategy going forward will be grounded in capital investment based on multi-annual allocations. My officials are reviewing all projects which were not authorised to proceed to construction as part of the 2004 school building programme, with a view to including them as part of a multi-annual school building programme from 2005 and I expect to be in a position to make further announcements on this matter in the course of the year. This multi-annual building programme, when published, will provide a comprehensive picture detailing all planned building projects in the Louth area, including the school to which the Deputy refers.
123 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason Scoil Iosagain boys national school, Farranree, Cork has not received sanction to proceed with its school hall despite obtaining sanction for the hall prior to June 2002. [14913/04]
View answerThe large-scale building project for a general purpose hall at Scoil Iosagain boys national school, Farranree, Cork is listed in section 8 of the 2004 school building programme which is published on my Department's website at www.education.ie This project is at stage 4/5, pre-tender documents, of architectural planning. It has been assigned a band four rating by my Department in accordance with the published criteria for prioritising large-scale projects.
Indicative timescales have been included for large-scale projects proceeding to tender in 2004. The budget announcement regarding multi-annual capital envelopes will enable me to adopt a multi-annual framework for the school building programme, which in turn will give greater clarity regarding projects that are not progressing to tender in this year's programme, including Scoil Iosagain. I will make a further announcement on that during the year.
