Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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211. 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. [37397/18]

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 Fingal County Council under 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 agreement in principle for its proposed acquisition has been reached with the relevant landowner.

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

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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212. 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. [37398/18]

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

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.