Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 1 November 2006
548 Ms B. Moynihan-Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding a building project for a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35225/06]
View answerThe accommodation needs of the school referred to by the Deputy are under consideration by my Department. In order to ensure that the appropriate level of accommodation is provided, officials in the School Planning Section are currently assessing the long-term projected staffing figure on which the accommodation needs will be based.
Progress on the project will be considered in the context of the School Building and Modernisation Programme 2006-2010.
549 Ms B. Moynihan-Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding a building project for a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35226/06]
View answerFollowing a meeting between Department officials, the school management authority and their Design Team earlier this year, it was agreed that the long term projected enrolment, on which the schools accommodation needs are based, would need to be reassessed. Officials in the School Planning Section of my Department are currently reassessing the long term projected enrolment for the school, which takes into account factors such as current and projected enrolment, existing post primary provision in the general area and the likely impact of ongoing and proposed housing developments. Once this reassessment is complete, a decision will be taken on how best to provide for the schools future accommodation needs and the project required will be progressed in the context of the School Building and Modernisation Programme 2006-2010.
