Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 January 2004
501 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Education and Science when St. Joseph's national school, Riverstown, Glanmire, County Cork, will be allowed to go for planning permission and when it will receive approval of its revised stage 3 documents which have been with his Department since August 2002 to allow it to go for planning permission. [1792/04]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe proposed large scale building project for St. Joseph's national school, Riverstown, Glanmire, County Cork, is listed in section 8 of the 2004 school building programme which is published on my Department's website at www.education.ie. This proposed project is at stage 3, developed 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. The proposed project will be authorised to progress to advanced architectural planning during 2004.
Indicative timescales have been included for large scale projects proceeding to tender in 2004. The budget announcement regarding multi-annual capital envelopes will enable me to adopt a multi-annual framework for the school building programme which, in turn, will give greater clarity regarding projects that are not progressing in this year's programme. I will make a further announcement in that regard during the year.
