Vol. 550 No. 4
708 Proinsias De Rossa asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will give official confirmation in writing to the board of management of the Presentation primary school, Terenure, Dublin 6, that they may proceed with the building and renovation plans which have already been submitted to his Department; the proposed timeframe for the commencement and completion of this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8514/02]
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 accommodation in pri mary 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 Presentation primary school, Terenure will proceed to architectural planning, as soon as possible, under the expanded building programme.
