Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Question 143: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to a difficulty which has arisen in relation to the acquisition of a site for a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and the progress being made in the matter. [31831/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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A suitable site has been identified for this school. The site comprises of three plots of land with three separate vendors. Agreement on price and general terms (subject to contract) has been reached in respect of each of the plots and draft Contracts are with the Chief State Solicitors Office for completion of the conveyancing process.

All three plots are essential in order to make a viable and suitable site for the school, my Department has instructed the Chief State Solicitor's Office to finalise outstanding matters and to arrange for the signing of the Contracts and closure of the sales of all three sites simultaneously. My Department has been advised by the Chief State Solicitor's Office that some issues have arisen in respect of one of the vendors which have yet to be resolved. As soon as the Chief State Solicitor's Office notifies my officials that the conveyancing/contract process has been satisfactorily completed and that all three Contracts are ready to be signed, they will be signed without delay.

When the site acquisition is complete, a building project for the school will be considered for progression in the context of my Department's School Building and Modernisation Programme.