Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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131. 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. [1945/19]

Joe McHugh (Donegal, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy is aware, with the assistance of officials in Fingal County Council, agreement in principle has been reached with the landowner in respect of the acquisition of a site at Broomfield, Malahide to accommodate the school to which he refers.

The schedule of accommodation and brief in respect of the building project has been finalised and the project will now be progressed into Architectural Planning. The urgency attached to this project is recognised by my Department and in that context it is intended that it will be delivered as part of my Department’s Design and Build Programme.

In the interim, work will continue to complete the transfer of the site into my Department's ownership.

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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132. 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. [1946/19]

Joe McHugh (Donegal, 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 1^stJune 2017.

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

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