asked the Minister for Education if she will take steps to bring into operation the new school building at St. Joseph's School for deaf boys in Cabra, Dublin 7 at a cost of £4.2 million.

The new building provided at St. Joseph's School for hearing impaired boys at Cabra, Dublin 7, includes classroom and ancillary accommodation for which grants were provided by my Department and residential accommodation provided with assistance from the Department of Health. The new educational facilities which cost £1.7 million have been in use since the beginning of this year. I understand that new residential accommodation has not yet been brought into use but this is a matter for my colleague the Minister for Health. However, I believe that the school authorities are hopeful that this problem will be resolved in the near future.