Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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304. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to build a new school on the Poolbeg Peninsula, Ringsend, Dublin 4; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22683/16]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy is aware, the Government has designated the western part of the Poolbeg peninsula as a Strategic Development Zone (SDZ). The proposed guiding principles for this are set out in the Draft Dublin City Development Plan where Poolbeg West is identified as a Strategic Development and Regeneration Area (SDRA). The Draft Plan provides for the location of two school sites within the SDRA. Public Consultation on the Draft Plan is currently ongoing.

Subject to the finalisation of the Dublin City Development Plan, the Department will consider the school sites within the SDRA in the context of school accommodation requirements in the South City area.