Michael Kitt (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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56. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a site will be purchased for the construction of a 12-teacher school building for a school (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26417/14]

Michael Kitt (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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57. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has been in contact with Galway County Council to enquire if it is investigating all possible sites simultaneously in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26418/14]

Michael Kitt (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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58. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) in County Galway is designated as a rapid build project, ensuring construction by 2015 or 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26419/14]

Michael Kitt (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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59. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if it would be appropriate to commence a compulsory purchase order process due to the clear difficulties in site acquisition in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26420/14]

Michael Kitt (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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60. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will meet representatives from a school (details supplied) in County Galway and its patron in order to outline the way this matter will be progressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26421/14]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 56 to 60, inclusive, together.

I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department is progressing a site acquisition to provide permanent accommodation for the school referred to by the Deputy. My Department works closely with Galway County Council in relation to all site acquisitions and my officials are in regular contact with Galway County Council in that regard. However, as I am sure the Deputy will appreciate, there are sensitivities associated with land acquisitions which limits the information which can be provided. At this time I am not in a position to provide further information in relation to the ongoing work to acquire a site. The project to provide a new school building for the school was included in my Department's 5 year School Building plan and listed among those expected to proceed to construction in 2015 or 2016. Officials in my Department are progressing the site acquisition process with a view to maintaining this position, subject to no issues arising.