Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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250. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of a new secondary school for the Swords area of County Dublin as announced in November 2015; if he has identified locations for the proposed school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30653/18]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy may be aware, the proposed location for the new post-primary school to which he refers is in Mooretown, Swords.

This school building project is on my Department's Rapid Design & Build Programme and the project is currently at architectural planning stage.

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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251. 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 he has identified locations for these proposed schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30654/18]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy is aware, a project to deliver permanent accommodation for the new post primary school to serve Malahide/Portmarnock, as announced in November 2015, is included on my Department's capital programme.

Officials in my Department are continuing to liaise with officials in Fingal County Council under the Memorandum of Understanding for the acquisition of school sites in order to secure a suitable site to facilitate this project.  A suitable site has been identified and engagement in this regard is ongoing with a view to securing a site as expeditiously as possible.

My Department continues to keep Educate Together, as patron of the school, appraised of developments in the site acquisition process.

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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252. 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. [30655/18]

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 continue to liaise 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.  A preferred site option to accommodate the school in question has been identified and engagement with the relevant landowner in this respect is ongoing. 

My Department will keep the school patron appraised of progress in this regard.

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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253. 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. [30656/18]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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The lands at the school referred to by the Deputy were purchased by the St Laurence O'Toole Diocesan Trust, on behalf of the Board of Management for the school.

An initial site adjacent to the school, was procured from Fingal County Council and transferred ownership on 1st June 2017.

The second site was purchased from a private vendor and ownership transferred on 18th October 2017.

My Department received copies of the deeds of transfer in November 2017.