Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 12 Nov 2003

Vol. 574 No. 2

Written Answers. - Schools Building Projects.

Gerard Murphy

Ceist:

207 Mr. Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Science if his Department will investigate and report on the stage of an application for a new school building for Buttevant secondary school, Coláiste Mhuire, Buttevant, County Cork is at. [26633/03]

Minister for Education and Science (Mr. Dempsey)

The proposed new secondary school for Buttevant, County Cork, is listed in section 7 of the 2003 school building programme which is published on my Department's website at www.education.ie. This proposed project is at stage 2, outline sketch scheme, of architectural planning. It has been assigned a band 2 rating by my Department in accordance with the published criteria for prioritising large-scale projects. Projects listed in section 7 will not be authorised to progress beyond their current stage of architectural planning at this time.

Budgetary provisions in 2004 and subsequent years will determine the rate of progression to tender and construction of these projects in conjunction with the band rating individually assigned.