483 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Education and Science if funding has been put in place for a school (details supplied) in County Mayo. [8603/07]

An application was received in the Department, under the Small Schools Scheme 2007, from the school referred to by the Deputy. On 5 March 2007, I announced details of the schools to receive funding under this Scheme. Due to the volume of applications received in the Department it was not possible to allocate funding to all proposed projects and the school referred to by the Deputy was not successful in this instance. However, it is open to the school authority to apply for funding under the 2008 scheme, details of which will be announced later this year.

484 Mr. Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will report on a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and the progress made in getting a contractor to do the work. [8619/07]

The application for capital funding towards the provision of an extension to the school referred to by the Deputy has been assessed and the long term projected staffing, on which accommodation needs will be based, has been determined and notified to the school authority. In order to determine how best to provide for the school's accommodation needs into the future, it will be necessary to have a technical assessment of existing buildings carried out. Officials from School Planning Section will be in contact with the school authority to arrange such a visit.