Colm Burke (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State. I appreciate the detailed reply very much and accept that the Department has worked well to try to progress the matter. It is important to acknowledge that there will be a saving with the new project in the following sense. If the school was to be built on the existing site, quite a number of prefabs would have to be moved to a new site while the building work was in progress. In going to a new site, this will not now have to happen. While I acknowledge today's meeting, my concern is about the timeline for proceeding to planning, which will take three to four months. I ask the Minister of State for some clarification in that regard. Will consent for the board of management to apply for planning be forthcoming from the Department within the next two weeks? That is the clarification the interested parties seek.