Written answers
Tuesday, 16 January 2018
Department of Education and Skills
Schools Site Acquisitions
Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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351. 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 locations for these proposed schools have been identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54724/17]
Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy is aware, a project to provide permanent accommodation for the new post primary school to serve Malahide/Portmarnock is included on my Department's Capital Programme.
Officials in my Department are working with officials in Fingal County Council in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding in relation to the identification and acquisition of a suitable site for this school and the process is ongoing.
My Department has been in contact with the school patron to appraise them of progress in this regard.
Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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352. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of a permanent site for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54725/17]
Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy is aware, the project to provide permanent accommodation for the school in question is included on my Department's Capital Programme.
Officials in my Department are working with officials in the relevant local authority in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding in relation to the identification and acquisition of a suitable site for this school and the process is ongoing.
My Department is in contact with the school patron to appraise them of progress in this regard.
Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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353. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of a new site for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54726/17]
Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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The site for the school referred to by the Deputy has recently been purchased by the St. Laurence O’Toole Diocesan Trust on behalf of the Board of Management for the school.
The site purchase was completed in October 2017.
Officials from my Department will shortly be in contact with the school regarding the timeframe for progression of this project.
Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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354. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a new school building project for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54727/17]
Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy is aware the building project for the school in question is included on my Department's capital programme.
A new school site is required to accommodate this project and officials in my Department have been in contact with the school patron and trustees in relation to the site acquisition.
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