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Schools Building Projects.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 17 November 2004

Wednesday, 17 November 2004

Questions (446, 447, 448, 449, 450, 451, 452)

Emmet Stagg

Question:

487 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science the position in regard to the provision of a new national school at Ardclough, County Kildare; if the purchase of a site is imminent; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29225/04]

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Written answers

The property management section of the Office of Public Works, which acts on behalf of my Department in regard to site acquisitions generally, is continuing to explore the possibility of acquiring a site for Ardclough national school, County Kildare.

Due to the commercial sensitivities of site acquisitions, it is not proposed at this stage to identify specific sites to be acquired. However, this information will be placed on my Department's website when the relevant acquisitions have been completed. The question of the provision of new accommodation for the school will be considered further when a site has been acquired.

Emmet Stagg

Question:

488 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science the position in regard to the provision of additional accommodation at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29226/04]

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Emmet Stagg

Question:

490 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science the position in regard to the application for additional accommodation at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29228/04]

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Emmet Stagg

Question:

491 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science the position in regard to the required extension at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29229/04]

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Emmet Stagg

Question:

496 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science the position in regard to the sanctioning of architectural planning for the required extension to a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29282/04]

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Emmet Stagg

Question:

497 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the expected growth which Kilcock town, County Kildare will experience in the short term; if her attention has further been drawn to the urgent accommodation requirements of a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; if she will sanction architectural planning for the schools accommodation requirements forthwith in view of the obvious delay which this project will encounter due to the decision to include it in the commission on school accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29283/04]

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Emmet Stagg

Question:

500 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science when architectural planning for the permanent building project for a school (details supplied) in County Kildare will be commenced; the expected date of completion of the N4-M4 accommodation plan by the commission on school accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29286/04]

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I propose to take Questions Nos. 488, 490, 491, 496, 497 and 500 together.

The applications from the schools to which the Deputy refers are being considered as part of a review of all projects which did not proceed to construction as part of the 2004 school building programme. Under this review, all projects are being assessed against the published prioritisation criteria which were revised earlier this year following consultation with the education partners. Each project will be assigned a band rating and the progress of all projects will be considered in the context of the school building programme from 2005 onwards.

The commission on school accommodation recently completed the public consultation process on the draft area development plan for the N4-M4 area and it will bring forward its report as soon as possible. Applications for capital funding from schools in this area will continue to be processed under the review mentioned above. When the commission's report becomes available, the appropriate adjustments will be made where necessary.

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