Seán Haughey (Dublin North Central, Fianna Fail)

It is proposed to build two further schools on a greenfield site to facilitate the amalgamation of Scoil Naisiunta an Chroi Naofa, St. Paul's Primary School and Scoil Naisiunta Mhuire. The new facilities will be configured as a junior and senior school and will cater for some 1,600 pupils. The parish proposes acquiring the site for these new permanent schools. However, this site is currently not accessible or serviced. The Department has serious concerns regarding the landlocked site and has sought clarification from the patron on a number of issues, by letter dated 13 February. The Department is awaiting a reply.

As the Deputy will appreciate, the Department would have to be satisfied, especially in the current climate, that it would not be exposed to frontloading services such as roads, water, drainage, electricity, etc., at great cost to the State for a private development, to facilitate construction of the school.

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