Tony Gregory (Dublin Central, Independent)
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Question 309: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will sanction the construction of a new school building for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 7 at its current location on the basis of a 40 year sub-lease of the site to her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17983/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The Department is considering a number of options to address the long term accommodation needs of the school to which the Deputy refers. One of the options proposed by the schools Board of Management is the building of a permanent structure on the school's current site which is based at the local GAA club. In this regard, a member of the Department's technical staff visited the school recently. The site report is currently under consideration together with the legal implications for the Department of building a school on a site with is neither in its ownership nor that of the school.

The Department acknowledges the need for a solution to the school's accommodation needs and is committed to working to achieve a satisfactory solution as soon as possible.