Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 May 2013
94. Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline details of his proposals to provide school extensions for schools (details supplied) in County Dublin where both schools are in the same campus and where both schools have been listed in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25042/13]
View answerThe major building project at the schools referred to by the Deputy is at an early stage of Architectural Planning. The Boards of Management and their Design Team have recently been authorised to proceed to complete Stage 2A of Architectural Planning, which is the Developed Sketch Design Stage. Due to competing demands on my Department's capital budget, imposed by the need to prioritise the limited funding available for the provision of additional school accommodation to meet increasing demographic requirements, it was not possible to include this project in the five year construction programme announced in March 2012. School building projects, including the project referred to by the Deputy, which have not been included in the five year construction programme, but which were previously initiated will continue to be progressed to final planning stages in anticipation of the possibility of further funds being available to the Department in the future.
