Catherine Martin (Dublin Rathdown, Green Party)
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194. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made regarding locating a permanent site for a school (details supplied); if he has directed Dublin City Council to actively engage with landowners with a view to securing such a site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41779/17]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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Officials in my Department have been working towards the acquisition of a permanent site to meet the needs of the school to which the Deputy refers and have engaged with officials in Dublin City Council in that respect.  My Department has reached agreement with the landowner and the acquisition is currently progressing through the conveyancing stage.  Following the completion of the acquisition, the architectural planning process for the provision of a new permanent building for the school in question will commence.

I appreciate that the process is taking a considerable length of time but I can assure you that the acquisition of a suitable site for the school is very active on the programme of site acquisitions and every effort is being made to secure the suitable site for the school as expeditiously as possible.