Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)

I thank the Deputy for his question on this school. It is my objective as Minister for Education and Youth to progress as many projects as possible. At the moment there are about 300 between large-scale, additional accommodation and special education projects that are moving but a significant cohort will come down the line in years to come These projects are at either stage 2a or 2b, moving to tender and moving to construction. The funding that has been secured for the next NDP is €7.55 billion. What I am working on at the moment is setting out what the plans look like for the next year, two years and up to five years to ensure as many of those projects, including that in the Deputy’s constituency, can move forward as quickly as possible.

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