Ciarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour)
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Question 429: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 500 of 27 November 2007, when the Chief State Solicitor's Office was instructed to finalise the purchase of the three plots of land; when it is expected that matters will be completed; the year in which under her Department's multi-annual school building and modernisation programme it is anticipated that the school will commence construction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35322/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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A suitable site has been identified for this school. The site comprises 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. In March 2007 my Department 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's Solicitors 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 multi-annual School Building and Modernisation Programme.