Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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I will ask about a local issue.

It was on the list to acquire a site. There are three schools on one campus inDonaghcumper in Celbridge. This was all under the National Asset Management Agency, NAMA. There was some progress on acquiring the site quite recently. I talked to the Department about the demographics in north Kildare. There will be a pinch point next year with regard to the secondary school, and a primary school has been based in permanent prefabs since it was founded. The other school I particularly want to ask about and is St. Raphael's Special School, which is attended by very highly dependent children and children who require medical assistance. The school had difficulty taking in pupils because of the accommodation. When does Mr. Loftus expect permission to be applied for in respect of those schools? When are they likely to be delivered? There is a real pinch point coming there.