Ned O'Keeffe
Ceist:704 Mr. N. O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Education and Science if a grant aid of €200,000 will be made available to a primary school (details supplied) in County Cork. [19225/05]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 14 June 2005
Ceisteanna (677, 678, 679)
Freagraí scríofa
The project at the school to which the Deputy refers has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria. The project will be considered in the context of the school buildings and modernisation programme 2005-09.
Ned O'Keeffe
Ceist:705 Mr. N. O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the provision of funding for the development of a new national school in a village (details supplied) in County Cork; if she will make this a priority and special case as the number of residents in the village has increased substantially over the past five years where pupil enrolments in the school will increase tenfold in the next year or two; if she is aware that the existing school building simply cannot accommodate such an increase. [19226/05]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe project at the school to which the Deputy refers has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria. The property management section of the Office of Public Works, which acts on behalf of my Department in regard to site acquisitions generally, is exploring the possibility of acquiring a site for the school in question. When a site has been acquired, the project will be considered in the context of the school buildings and modernisation programme 2005-09.
Jimmy Deenihan
Ceist:706 Mr. Deenihan asked the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the provision of an extension to a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19235/05]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe building project at the school to which the Deputy refers has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria, which was revised last year following consultation with the education partners. The project will be considered in the context of the school building and modernisation programme 2005-09.
In the interim, to alleviate accommodation difficulties at the school, the school authority has been given approval to rent a prefabricated mainstream classroom from September 2005. The rental cost will be grant-aided at 95% by my Department.