Fiona O'Loughlin (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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156. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if permission from the Charities Regulator is required prior to sale of property for the new build of a school (details supplied); if so, the timelines involved; and if this will present a problem in the sequencing of relevant timelines for delivery of the school on current schedule. [11346/18]

Fiona O'Loughlin (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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158. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are other issues that may delay the legal process of transfer of property for the new build at a school (details supplied); and if so, the details of same. [11348/18]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 156 and 158 together.

My Department is in the process of acquiring the site for a new building for the school to which the Deputy refers.  The site acquisition is well advanced. It would not be appropriate to provide details of the site acquisition due to commercial sensitivities. However I can assure the Deputy that at this point it is not anticipated that the completion of conveyancing will impact on the timelines for delivery of the building project. 

The project is being  advanced for tender preparation while conveyancing is being completed. My Department recently wrote to the school in this regard and outlined the timeframe for progression of the project to tender stage.