Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the problems experienced by parents dropping their children to a school (details supplied) regarding the lack of parking and drop off facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52103/17]

Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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110. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) will be relocated to permanent accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52104/17]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 109 and 110 together.

The school to which the Deputy refers is temporarily located in a property in the ownership of Teagasc in Kinsealy, Dublin 17 pending delivery of the school's permanent accommodation.

My Department is aware that the school has made contact with Fingal County Council's traffic engineer and Road Safety Officer and that the Council has completed a report recommending that appropriate parking options need to be identified. In this regard, my Department is engaging with Teagasc, the owners of the site, to explore how the traffic management issues can be resolved on the site.

My Department continues to liaise with Fingal County Council in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding in relation to the identification and acquisition of a suitable site for the school's permanent accommodation.

Due to commercial sensitivities relating to site acquisitions generally I am not in a position to provide further details at this time but I can assure the Deputy that the school patron will be informed of the proposed location for the school as soon as it is possible to do so.