Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 31 January 2007
1746 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Science the position in regard to the provision of permanent classroom accommodation at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3025/07]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe building project for the School referred to by the Deputy was one of the sixty two projects that I announced to start the architectural planning process in January of 2006 and one that I recently announced in November 2006 to proceed to tender and construction. The brief for the project consists of a 16 classroom Generic Repeat Design with an additional bolt-on Special Education Tuition room. A Design Team was appointed on the project in July of this year and the Design Team were instructed to proceed to stage 3 (detailed design with costings) of my Department's Design Team Procedures.
The stage 3 documentation is now awaited and when this is received in my Department, my Officials will, if necessary, arrange a meeting with the School Authorities and their Design Team in order to evaluate the documentation. Once the stage 3 is approved, the new School building project will proceed to tender and construction as mentioned above.
1747 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Science the degree to which each school, primary and post primary in Celbridge, County Kildare has adequate permanent accommodation and places to meet their requirements; her plans to address the issue on an imminent or ongoing basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3026/07]
Amharc ar fhreagra1752 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Science the full, current and anticipated extent of the accommodation and other facility needs, now and for the foreseeable future in view of the expansion of the population in respect of both primary and post primary schools in Maynooth, County Kildare; if she has satisfied herself of the likelihood of meeting all such requirements on time or within a reasonable timescale; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3031/07]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 1747 and 1752 together.
The recommendations in the N/M4 Area Development Plan, which was published in May 2005 by the Commission on School Accommodation, will form a vital framework in which future decisions about school planning and provision in the areas referred to by the Deputy will be made. Progress on individual recommendations will be considered in the context of the School Building and Modernisation Programme from 2007 onwards subject to the prioritisation criteria for large scale building projects.
