As the Deputy is aware, on 12th March last, I announced details of the new major school building projects where construction is expected to commence over the next five years as part of a €1.5 billion major school project capital investment programme. The school referred to by the Deputy was included in that announcement to commence construction of their extension in 2015/2016.
The timeline for when work is expected to proceed is outlined in the announcement. Each project is listed in the year when the commencement of construction works is anticipated. The Department will be in communication with all those schools, including the school referred to by the Deputy, on the programme in relation to the next steps to be taken, at the appropriate time, as the projects progress through the various stages of the architectural planning process.
Details of all projects in respect of the current school building programme, including this project, are available on the Department's website at www.education.ie.
In the meantime, I am pleased to inform the Deputy that my Department has recently approved a temporary mainstream classroom to meet the school's immediate accommodation needs from September, 2012.