Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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320. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason there has been a failure to build a new school or school extension for a school (details supplied) despite a ten-year commitment by his Department to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10143/17]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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The School to which Deputy refers is included on my Department's 6 Year Construction Programme for the provision of a school extension.

Officials from my Department met with representatives of the school in October last to discuss the schools accommodation requirements.  A Department Inspector subsequently visited the school to review the schools existing accommodation and his assessment has now been received and is being considered.

An application has also been received from the school for additional temporary accommodation to address the schools accommodation requirements for 2017/18 school year.  Additional information to complete the application was requested from the school and the application will be considered further by my Department when the requested information has been received.