Vol. 476 No. 2
161 Mr. O'Malley asked the Minister for Education if she will sanction the erection of nine classrooms, a remedial room and ancillary works for Scoil Íde national school, Corbally, County Limerick, in view of the fact that prefabricated classrooms there are nearly 30 years old and in very poor condition; and if so, if construction work will commence in 1997. [6703/97]
The architectural service of my Department is currently preparing the tender documentation for the proposed extension at Scoil Ide, Corbally, County Limerick. A decision on the timing of the tender process will be taken in the light of the existing contractual commitments on the primary school building programme when the project is ready for tender. At this point, I am unable to indicate when construction will commence.
162 Mr. E. Byrne asked the Minister for Education the anticipated timespan to complete the physical education hall projects for St. Mac Dara's community college, Dublin 6W, from the planning and tender stages to work completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6704/97]
Provision has been made in the 1997 Capital Programme for the construction of a physical education hall at St. Mac Dara's community college. The present position is that the architectural planning of the project is proceeding and the planning and building unit of my Department is examining the outline sketch scheme. When the scheme has been found to be satisfactory, the project will proceed to the next stage of planning which is the developed sketch scheme.
At this stage, it is not possible to indicate when the planning will be completed or when construction will commence. However the project will continue to be accorded a high priority in my Department and every effort will be made to ensure that the planning of the project is completed as quickly as possible with a view to inviting tenders immediately.
