Noel Coonan (Tipperary North, Fine Gael)
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925. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding recent correspondence in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21269/15]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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I can confirm that the school to which the Deputy refers submitted a major application for a new school building in November 2013. The current status of all applications, including for the school in question, may be viewed on my Department's website at www.education.ie.

To facilitate the provision of a new school building for the Gaelscoil in question a greenfield site will be required. In that regard, officials in my Department are currently working with officials from Tipperary County Council under the Memorandum of Understanding in relation to the identification and acquisition of a suitable permanent site for the school concerned.

My Department has contacted the Gaelscoil in question in relation to accommodation concerns, that it recently raised, and is continuing to liaise with the school in that regard.

Noel Coonan (Tipperary North, Fine Gael)
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926. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary that has applied for an extension; the timeframe for completion of works; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21275/15]

Noel Coonan (Tipperary North, Fine Gael)
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978. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for an extension in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary; the timeframe for completion of the works; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21984/15]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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I propose to take questions 926 and 978 together.

The project referred to by the Deputies is nearing completion of the Design Team appointment stage. The Tender competition for the Design Team appointment has concluded and the Board of Management have finalised the assessment of the tenders received. Letters of Intent and feedback letters have recently issued to all Tenderers and subject to no issues arising the formal appointment of the Design Team should be completed shortly. Upon completion of Design Team appointment, my Department will be in direct contact with the Board of Management regarding the progression of the project through architectural planning.

The project will provide for refurbishment of the listed building on site and an extension to provide overall accommodation for a 16 classroom school. My Department has already secured planning permission for the project using in-house Architectural resources. Once appointed the design team will work on the basis established under that planning permission to bring this project through the remaining stages of the architectural planning process.