Written answers
Tuesday, 21 March 2017
Department of Education and Skills
Schools Building Projects
Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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291. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of a new secondary school for the Malahide and Portmarnock areas of County Dublin as announced in November 2015; if he has identified locations for these proposed schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13250/17]
Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy may be aware, the building project for the new post-primary school to serve the Malahide and Portmarnock school planning areas is included in my Department’s current six year construction programme. My Department is working towards the acquisition of a suitable site to provide the permanent location for this school and I can assure the Deputy that this acquisition is a priority for my Department.
The school will open as scheduled in September 2017 in suitable interim accommodation pending completion of construction.
Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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292. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of a new secondary school for the Swords area of County Dublin as announced in November 2015; if he has identified locations for these proposed schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13251/17]
Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy may be aware, the building project for the new post-primary school to serve Swords is included on my Department’s six year construction programme.
My Department has worked closely with Fingal County Council in respect of this and conveyancing is currently underway in respect of a site for the permanent school accommodation.
Due to commercial sensitivities relating to site acquisitions generally I am unfortunately not in a position to provide further details regarding the permanent location at this time. I can, however, assure the Deputy that the site acquisition process for this school is being advanced by my Department as a priority.
The school will open as scheduled in September 2017 in suitable interim accommodation pending completion of construction.
Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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293. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of a new site for a school (details supplied) as announced in November 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13253/17]
Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy is aware, a school building project for the school to which he refers is included on my Department's capital programme.
Officials in my Department have been liaising with officials in the relevant Local Authority to acquire a site for the school in line with the Memorandum of Understanding for the acquisition of school sites, and this process is ongoing.
Due to the commercial sensitivities which attach to site acquisitions generally I am not in a position to provide further information at this time. However, the patron of the school in question will be informed of the proposed location as soon as it is possible to do so.
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