Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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391. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to ensure there is a permanent location available for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13230/16]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The Government Order designating the Poolbeg West area as Strategic Development Zone, with Dublin City Council as the relevant development agency pursuant to the provisions of Section 166 of the Planning and Development Act, 2000 (as amended) provides for, inter alia, the provision of educational facilities.

A planning scheme must now be prepared and adopted by Dublin City Council within the next two years setting out the planned development of the designated lands. The precise location and nature of educational facilities to be provided will be a matter for the Minister for Education and Dublin City Council. However, a decision by a planning authority approving a planning scheme may be appealed to An Bord Pleanála. The requirements are set out in Sections 168 and 169 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended).

It is my view that the site designated as SDZ in Poolbeg will have a beneficial and positive impact for the city. I expect the site to provide for the delivery of residential and commercial economic development, with supporting infrastructure and facilities, including school places, in a timely, sustainable and co-ordinated manner.