Mattie McGrath (Tipperary South, Fianna Fail)
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Question 183: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the status regarding the provision of a site for the Gaelscoil in Clonmel, County Tipperary; if the site has been acquired from the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22421/08]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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I wish to advise the Deputy that the Office of Public Works (OPW), which acts on behalf of my Department in relation to site acquisitions generally, has been asked to source a suitable site for the school in question. My Department is advised that the Health Service Executive (HSE) have formally conveyed its approval to dispose of lands either to South Tipperary County Council or directly to the OPW. The OPW are currently awaiting written confirmation from the HSE that they are prepared to sell a site to them.

The further consideration of the site acquisition will be considered in the context of the Department's multi-annual School Building and Modernisation Programme.