Olwyn Enright (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 380: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her plans to provide a proper school building for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34749/05]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The school to which the Deputy refers has applied for a new school building. My Department acknowledges that there is no scope for the development of the existing site. Therefore, among the options being considered is the possibility of securing a greenfield site in the area where the school is located to provide a new building.

The property management section of the Office of Public Works, which acts on behalf of my Department in site acquisitions generally, will pursue this matter in tandem with other options being considered by my Department. My Department recognises the need for a solution to the school's accommodation difficulties and it is committed to working with the school authorities to achieve a satisfactory solution as soon as possible.