Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 May 2004
207 Mr. Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Science his Department’s plans for a new secondary school for Monasterevin in view of the extensive damage done to St. Paul’s secondary school in two very serious incidents; and if it is envisaged that a school could be delivered by way of a public private partnership. [15641/04]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department is negotiating the possibility of a site acquisition with the school authorities in question. Consideration of any new PPP projects will be based on an evaluation of the completed pilot PPP schools project together with a thorough assessment of affordability of any new projects in the context of the competing demands on the capital funding envelopes going forward. EUROSTAT recently announced changes to the accounting treatment of PPPs and these changes will also be taken into account in the consideration of any new projects.
