Joe Costello (Dublin Central, Labour)
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Question 451: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her plans for providing a school (details supplied) in Dublin 7 with a permanent site; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19063/07]

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 which is not in its ownership nor that of the school.

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

Joe Costello (Dublin Central, Labour)
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Question 452: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her plans for providing a school (details supplied) in Dublin 7 with a permanent site; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19064/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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A submission has been received by the Department from the school in question in relation to a permanent location for the school on the Grangegorman site.

The Department has always stated that it has no difficulty in principle with the school being permanently located in Grangegorman. This is acknowledged in the schools submission.

The Department is requesting that this requirement be included in the master planning process for the overall site. The decision on whether the Grangegorman site can provide a solution for the school's long term needs will ultimately rest with the Grangegorman Development Agency. In the meantime, the Department will continue to try to obtain alternative site options for the school.