Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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204. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the difficulty experienced by a school (details supplied) in Dublin 4 in trying to obtain information concerning its new permanent building; the impediments which surround the progress of the project; if his attention has been further drawn to the lack of accurate communication between his Department and the school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27771/18]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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The school building project to provide the permanent accommodation for the school referred to by the Deputy has commenced architectural planning under the Department's “Rapid” - Design and Build Programme. The school has been informed of it’s permanent location.

A planning permission to provide temporary accommodation for the school on the permanent site is currently under third party appeal to An Bord Pleanala. The school has been informed that until the temporary accommodation can be provided it will remain at its current temporary location from the start of the 2018/19 school year.

The design process for the permanent accommodation is being progressed in preparation for the planning application which will be the next key milestone in the progression of the project. 

Department officials recently contacted the school Principal to advise on the status of the planning permission for the temporary accommodation and also to request contact details for the school over the summer months.

The Schools Board of Management will be invited to view the plans for the new school in advance of the planning application being submitted to the local authority.

Since the start of this year, Department officials have also been meeting on a monthly basis with the schools Patron Body. My Department has through its communications with the schools Patron Body endeavored to keep the schools management informed of all developments.