Emmet Stagg
Question:699 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will sanction funding for the provision of a required extension to a school (details supplied) in County Kildare. [6655/10]
View answerTuesday, 9 February 2010
Questions (569, 570)
Written answers
I can confirm that the school to which the Deputy refers has made an application to my Department for large scale capital funding. The application have been assessed in accordance with the published criteria for large scale capital projects and has been assigned a Band 2 rating. Information in respect of the current school building programme along with assessed applications for major capital works, including the project referred to by the Deputy, are now available on my Department's website at www.education.ie.
The progression of all large scale building projects, including the project in question, from initial design through to construction phase will be considered in the context of my Department's multi-annual School Building and Modernisation Programme. However in light of current competing demands on the capital budget of my Department, it is not possible to give an indicative timeframe for the progression of the project at this time.
Finian McGrath
Question:700 Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will respond to a query (details supplied). [6660/10]
View answerIn 2009, it was estimated that the budget for building projects in schools and higher education institutions had the capacity to sustain almost 5,000 direct jobs in the construction sector. This was based on an estimate by industry analysts that 9.3 is the average number of direct jobs created annually by €1 million of investment. The specific project to which the Deputy refers is currently at an advanced stage of architectural planning. Representatives from the school and its design team recently attended a briefing by my Department on the requirements for completing stage 2(b) of architectural planning, following which the project was approved to progress to stage 2(b).
The proposed building project will be considered in the context of the Department's multi-annual School Building and Modernisation Programme for 2010 and subsequent years. However, in light of current competing demands on the capital budget of the Department, it is not possible to give an indicative timeframe for the delivery of the project at this time.
Question No. 701 answered with Question No. 655.