Maureen O'Sullivan (Dublin Central, Independent)
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33. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 35 of 6 December 2017, if the rebuilding of a school (details supplied) is still a priority for him. [14297/18]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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This project is included on the 6-year construction programme announced on 17th November 2015. The building project will provide a new 350 student post primary school with an MDVI (Multiple Disability and Visual Impairment) unit, on the site of existing school building. 

Notification of Decision to grant planning permission for the school was received 18th Aug 2017 from Dublin City Council. A third party planning appeal to An Bord Pleanála has significantly delayed the project from progressing to tender stage. The Design Team appointed by my Department has submitted a detailed rebuttal of this appeal and a decision from An Bord Pleanála is awaited.

This project is currently at Stage 2B of Architectural planning - Detailed Design. The Design Team is preparing the Stage 2B submission which will be submitted to my Department on conclusion of the appeal to An Bord Pleanála. The Department wrote to the Board of Management for the school on 9th March this year with an update on the progression of the project.