With regard to the first school referred to by the Deputy, the building project for this school is at an early stage of architectural planning. My Department's officials wrote to the school authorities in February 2006 advising them that they should proceed to prepare and submit a revised stage 1 submission (site suitability, briefing and site report). As the Board of Management is the client for the project, responsibility for ensuring that the stage submission is forwarded to my Department lies with it. Further progress on the project can be considered when the revised stage 1 submission is received.
In relation to the second school referred to by the Deputy, the School Planning Section of my Department is currently carrying out a review of the long-term accommodation needs of this school. It will be in further contact with the school authorities in this matter as soon as possible.
In relation to the third school, the building project for this school is also at an early stage of architectural planning. Officials from my Department visited the school on 29 June last to discuss the way forward for the project. The Board of Management undertook to submit proposals in writing to my Department in relation to possible accommodation solutions. Further progress on the school project can be considered when these proposals are received and examined.