Written answers

Tuesday, 23 June 2015

Department of Education and Skills

Schools Building Projects Status

Photo of Billy TimminsBilly Timmins (Wicklow, Independent)
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517. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the stage which plans for a new mixed secondary school (details supplied) in Dublin 24 have reached; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24492/15]

Photo of Jan O'SullivanJan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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The Design Team on the project for the school referred to by the Deputy has recently completed stage 2(a) and has been authorised to progress to Stage 2(b), which includes the application for planning permission and other statutory approvals and the preparation of tender documents. Following the completion of stage 2(b) the project will then be authorised to proceed to tender and construction stages.

The project is included in my Department's five year building programme to proceed to Tender and Construction in 2015/16.

Patronage of the new school was granted to the ETB and the intended start-date for the schools first intake of pupils is the commencement of the school year 2016/17.

Photo of Ray ButlerRay Butler (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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518. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a status update and the progress that has been made in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Meath which was to be taken over by the redress board which has been vacant since 2010 and has been earmarked to become the Trim Educate Together School; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24516/15]

Photo of Jan O'SullivanJan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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Officials in my Department, through the Chief State Solicitor's Office, are currently working with the Solicitors acting on behalf of the landowners concerned on the legal procedures and mechanisms required to facilitate the transfer to the Minister of the property referred to by the Deputy.

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