Vol. 548 No. 3
204 Mr. Timmins asked the Minister for Education and Science if he received an application for accommodation improvement works for St. Anthony's boys school, Kilcoole, County Wicklow; if and when these works will go ahead; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4938/02]
The allocation for primary buildings in 2002 is €153.6 million, which is a record level of funding and demonstrates this Government's commitment to improving the accommodation situation in primary schools. This is almost four times the previous Government's investment in 1997.
Due to the greatly increased level of activity in the primary buildings area since this Government came into office, there has been a substantial increase in the number of major and minor building projects in construction and this has given rise to a record level of building and refurbishment activity.
A proposed building project for St. Anthony's boys national school, Kilcoole will proceed to architectural planning and to the preparation of tender documents, as soon as possible, under the expanded building programme.
