Seán Haughey (Dublin North Central, Fianna Fail)

——the developing areas unit of the Department has identified Carrigaline as an area of rapid development. In this regard, a decision has already been taken to replace and expand the school. The new building, when completed, will be a 16-classroom school.

A suitable site has been identified for the school in question. The site comprises three plots of land with three separate vendors. A number of issues have arisen during the acquisition process and the Department is continuing to progress these outstanding issues in consultation with the Chief State Solicitor's office. When the site acquisition is complete, a building project for the school will be considered in the context of the Department's multi-annual school building and modernisation programme.

While I am not in a position to give a timetable for the commencement of this particular project, I reiterate that the need for a new school building for the school in question is acknowledged by the Department. In the meantime, temporary accommodation for the school has been approved by the Department as an interim measure to facilitate increased enrolments next September.

I thank the Deputy once again for affording me the opportunity to outline the current position on Ballygarvan national school.

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