Jim O'Keeffe (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 99: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to the proposed amalgamated new community school for Skibbereen in west Cork; and the position in relation to the acquisition of a site for same. [22238/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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Agreement has been reached between the trustees of the three existing post primary schools in Skibbereen to amalgamate into a single school.

The Property Management Section of the Office of Public Works (OPW) was requested to source a site to facilitate this amalgamation. Following advertisement a number of sites were identified and examined. Those considered potentially suitable were then discussed with Cork County Council. Following that process and to date, no site has been identified that is suitable from the perspective of my Department, the Office of Public Works and Cork County Council.

My Department will however continue to explore options. Once a suitable site has been secured the project will then be considered in the context of the School Building and Modernisation programme.