asked the Minister for Finance when construction of the new central school at Curry, County Sligo, will commence; and how long the contract will take to complete.

Tenders have been invited for the erection of this school and are due on 7th June, 1973. A contract will be placed as soon as possible after that date. It is too early yet to say when the building will be completed but the specification allows a period of 12 months for the work.