Vol. 550 No. 4
919 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Education and Science when construction will start on the proposed extension to Maree national school, Gurrane, Oranmore, County Galway; the position regarding this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9406/02]
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 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 Maree national school, Gurrane, Oranmore, County Galway, will proceed to architectural planning, as soon as possible, under the expanded building programme.
