Noel Coonan (Tipperary North, Fine Gael)
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378. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35383/15]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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As the Deputy may be aware, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Department of Education and Skills and the County and City Managers' Association (CCMA) in relation to the acquisition of sites has been in place since 2012. This MOU fosters increased levels of cooperation and formalises the Local Authorities' part in identifying and securing sites for educational use. A copy of this MOU, which sets out the respective roles of the local authority and the Department, is available on my Department's website.

Officials in the Department are working with officials from Tipperary County Council under the MOU in relation to the acquisition process for a suitable permanent site for the school to which the Deputy refers. I can confirm that officials from my Department have been in contact with the relevant senior officials in Tipperary County Council with regard to the school site in question and matters are being progressed.