Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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268. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the identification and acquisition of a site for a proposed new school (details supplied) in County Limerick that is due to open in September 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30922/18]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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A building project for the new post-primary school referred to by the Deputy is included in my Department’s current 6 year construction programme.

As the Deputy is aware, officials from my Department have been working closely with Limerick City and County Council under the Memorandum of Understanding for the acquisition of school sites in order to identify and procure a suitable site for the school.

A number of potential site options were identified, have been short-listed and appraised and negotiations are being progressed.

While a site acquisition process is underway, given the commercial sensitivities associated with land acquisitions generally I am not in a position to comment further at this time. However, the school patron will be informed of the location as soon as it is possible to do so.