An extension project has recently been completed at St. Mary's College, Naas, County Kildare which will cater for an enrolment of 800 pupils. The school authorities have submitted an application for further additional accommodation. My Department's planning section has provided a long-term enrolment of 900 pupils with which the trustees of the school agree.
My Department has an extensive school's building programme under way. The programme includes a substantial programme of works scheduled to go on site in the course of the year as well as a large number of projects at various stages of planning.
Decisions relating to additional projects proceeding to planning are taken having regard to the annual allocation for capital project, existing commitments and priority afforded to each individual project. When the financial allocation has been made for the second level schools' building programme for 2003, this school's application will be reviewed and official of my Department will be in direct contact with the school's management authority.
Question No. 417 answered with Question No. 413.