Dan Boyle (Cork South Central, Green Party)
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Question 505: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if and when site acquisition will be completed and the quickest possible date for the provision of new primary school at Ballygarvan, County Cork. [6401/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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A suitable site has been identified for this school. The site comprises three lots of lands. Agreement on price has been reached in respect of Plots 1 and 2. The negotiations by the Office of Public Works in respect of Plot 3 have been difficult and protracted. In an effort to resolve the issues and to achieve a resolution of the accommodation needs of the school, my Department has recently taken over direct management of the acquisition. In this regard, my officials are examining all options available and hope to be in a position to conclude the matter shortly.

When a suitable site has been secured, a building project for Ballygarvan will be considered for progression in the context of the School Building and Modernisation Programme 2006-2010 and the National Development Plan.

Dan Boyle (Cork South Central, Green Party)
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Question 506: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will report on the furthering of the proposal for the provision of a new primary school at Rochestown, County Cork. [6402/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The Department has acknowledged the need for a new primary school in the Rochestown area of Cork. A site has been reserved by the local authority and officials from the Department are currently engaged in the process of site acquisition.