Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 23 February 2005
241 Mr. Timmins asked the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the provision of an extension at a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow; if this can be dealt with as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6315/05]
View answerThe project at the school to which the Deputy refers has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria, which were revised following consultation with the education partners. Progress on the project is being considered in the context of the school building programme from 2005 onwards. In this regard, the Deputy will be aware that I recently announced the first phase of the 2005 school building programme which provided details of 122 major school building projects country wide for which tenders will be prepared and construction will begin during 2005.
This announcement is the first in a series of announcements I plan to make in the coming period regarding the schools building and modernisation programme which will include: details of schools identified as suitable for construction under public private partnerships; an expansion of the number of schools that will be invited to deliver their building projects on the basis of devolved funding; details of schools with projects approved under the 2005 summer works scheme; schools whose projects will further progress through the design process; and schools that will be authorised to commence architectural planning.
