Liz McManus (Wicklow, Labour)
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Question 376: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills her short-term and long-term plans for a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow in view of the fact that their lease expires on 2 May 2010; if she will renew the lease; if so, the time for which same will renew; if she will accommodate the school on the five-acre site in Rathnew, County Wicklow, which has planning permission for two school blocks; if the school is fully consulted about any future plans; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17593/10]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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My Department is aware of the position with the lease to which the Deputy refers and it has met with the landlord on the school's behalf in relation to extending it. It recently wrote to the Board of Management with details of the outcome of this meeting which will see the school remaining on the site in the immediate term. The long term plan for the school will involve the acquisition of a suitable site. My Department will be progressing this issue in the context of its School Building and Modernisation Programme.