547 Mr. Aylward asked the Minister for Education and Science if approval will be given to the application for funding for a new school by the board of management of a school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [4998/06]

The school planning section of my Department is in receipt of an application for a new building from the management authority of the school to which the Deputy refers. The application has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large-scale projects. Progress on the proposed works is being considered in the context of the school building and modernisation programme from 2006 onwards.