Schools Building Projects.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 4 April 2006

Tuesday, 4 April 2006

Ceisteanna (464, 465, 466)

Cecilia Keaveney

Ceist:

492 Cecilia Keaveney asked the Minister for Education and Science the position in respect of a school building (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12986/06]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Education and Science (Ms Hanafin)

An application for capital funding towards the provision of an extension has been received from the school referred to by the Deputy. The project is being considered in the context of the school building and modernisation programme 2006-10.

Tom Hayes

Ceist:

493 Mr. Hayes asked the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding an application for additional facilities by a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary. [13056/06]

Minister for Education and Science (Ms Hanafin)

The school referred to by the Deputy has agreed to amalgamate with another school in the area. My Department is the process of informing the schools of the outcome of a technical inspection to accommodate this development.

The proposed project has been assigned a band one rating and progress on works is being considered in the context of the school building and modernisation programme from 2006 onwards.

Pat Breen

Ceist:

494 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Education and Science the status of an application for a resource room for a school (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13061/06]

Minister for Education and Science (Ms Hanafin)

The school referred to by the Deputy applied under the additional accommodation scheme 2006 for one mainstream classroom. The application was successful and the school was offered funding under the permanent accommodation scheme to build a permanent classroom. In the last few days, the school authority wrote to the school planning section of my Department seeking additional funding to build a permanent resource-learning support room on the basis that since January 2006 they have gained a significant increase in resource-learning support hours.

The school's request is currently being considered in the school planning section of my Department and the school will be notified as soon as a decision is reached.