Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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70. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) will be able to move to its permanent location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37973/18]

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 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.

The School 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.

Earlier this month planning permission was received, following a third party appeal to An Bord Pleanala, for temporary accommodation to be provided on the permanent site. Now that panning permission has been secured, this accommodation will be installed over the coming months. When that accommodation is installed, Department officials will be liaising with the schools Patron Body and with the school authority regarding the timeframe for the schools move to its permanent location.