Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 26 January 2005
1157 Mr. Naughten asked the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 395 of 29 September, 2004, when a decision will be made on the application to approve funding for an extension to a school (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1726/05]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe extension project at the school to which the Deputy refers has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria, which was revised following consultation with the education partners and is considered suitable for consideration for funding under one of the devolved initiatives. The Deputy will be aware that I recently announced the first phase of the 2005 school building programme which provided details of 122 major school building projects country wide which will prepare tenders and move to construction during 2005.
This announcement is the first in a series of announcements I plan to make in the coming period in relation to the schools building and modernisation programme that will include details of schools identified as suitable for construction under public private partnerships; an expansion of the number of schools that will be invited to deliver their building projects on the basis of devolved funding; details of schools with projects approved under the 2005 summer works scheme; schools whose projects will further progress through the design process and schools that will be authorised to commence architectural planning.
