Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)
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Question 1685: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a new building was sanctioned by her in 2004 for a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; if her attention has been drawn further to the fact that to date no progress has been made by her Department in acquiring a site for the new building, that at present the school is full and unable to enrol pupils from the area who have made application and that this situation is exacerbated and continues to worsen due to the scale of housing development in the area leaving parents unable to find school places for their children; when her Department will acquire the site; when building will commence; when the school will be ready for occupation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2335/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The Department has acknowledged the need to relocate the existing primary school referred to by the Deputy to a greenfield site. The issue of the site is being actively progressed in consultation with South Dublin County Council and the relevant landowners. When this matter has been finalised, progress on the proposed project can be considered under the School Building Programme.