Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail)
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187. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding appointing a design team for a school project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51736/18]

Joe McHugh (Donegal, Fine Gael)
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A building project which involves a replacement school building for the school referred to by the Deputy is included in my Department’s 6 year Construction Programme. 

A project brief has been finalised and the project will be delivered via the ADAPT programme.  The ADAPT programme uses a professional external Project Manager to coordinate and drive the respective design teams on each project.

In this regard, my Department will shortly commence the process of procuring a Project Manager for the programme and will be in further contact with the school authorities when this process has been completed.  My Department wrote to the school in recent weeks to advise them of this position.

I wish to confirm to the Deputy that my Department is committed to providing a new school building for the school in question.

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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188. 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. [51741/18]

Joe McHugh (Donegal, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy may be aware, a project to provide permanent accommodation for Malahide Portmarnock Educate Together Secondary School is included on my Department's capital programme. 

With the assistance of officials from Fingal County Council a suitable site has been identified and the school building project has been advanced into the architectural planning process.