Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 18 November 2004
175 Mr. Crawford asked the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the building project for a school (details supplied) in County Monaghan; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that this school is coping with two and a half times the numbers for which it was originally intended and that all the facilities, including toilets, are completely archaic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29559/04]
View answerThe extension project for the school referred to by the Deputy is at an advanced stage of architectural planning and has a band 2 rating. My Department's technical staff are currently examining the stage 4 documentation — detail design. The school authorities will be kept advised of developments.
My officials are nearing completion of a review of all projects which did not proceed to construction as part of the 2004 school building programme with a view to including them as part of a multi-annual programme from 2005. All projects are being assessed against the published prioritisation criteria, agreed earlier this year 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 programme from 2005.
