Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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Question 305: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason for the delay in a site acquisition for a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; if this issue will be resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21792/08]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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The Office of Public Works (OPW) which acts on behalf of my Department in relation to site acquisitions generally has been requested to source a suitable site for the school in question. The OPW identified a site and my Department instructed the OPW to open negotiations on this site. The acquisition of this site was almost complete however, the OPW advised my Department that the Vendor could not offer good Marketable Title to the property. My Department, based on legal advice, was not prepared to accept Title as offered for this site and instructed the OPW to re-advertise.

The OPW have recently advised that there is a potential alternative proposal and this is currently under consideration by my Department. The further consideration of the site acquisition will be considered in the context of the Department's Multi-annual School Building and Modernisation Programme.