911 Mr. McEllistrim asked the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the urgently needed new building for a school (details supplied) in County Kerry. [14971/07]

I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the school building project to which he refers was included in my recent announcement of 56 large scale building projects countrywide which I have approved to enter architectural planning. As a first step in the process a Design Team will be appointed as soon as possible. The project will subsequently be considered for further progression in the context of the multi-annual School Building and Modernisation Programme.