A new school is proposed to meet the long term accommodation needs of the school in question. A site has been acquired for this purpose and a building project will be progressed through the various stages of the architectural planning process. As the Deputy however is aware, my Department's over-riding objective is to ensure that every child has access to a physical school place and that our school system is in a position to cope with increasing pupil numbers. To ensure that this is achieved, the delivery of major school projects to meet significant demographic demands nationally will be the main focus for capital investment in schools in the coming years. The Five Year Construction Plan that I announced in March 2012 is focused on meeting those demographic needs. School building projects such as the school referred to by the Deputy, that are not included in the 5 year construction programme, will be advanced to final planning stages in anticipation of further funds being available to my Department in future years. Information in respect of the current status of all assessed applications for major capital works is available on my Department's website which is updated regularly throughout the year.
