Frank O'Rourke (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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254. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if progress has been made on the construction of a new build for a school complex (details supplied); the timeline of the building project; if the school is to be built under the rapid build programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8297/19]

Joe McHugh (Donegal, Fine Gael)
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A project to provide a new permanent new school building for the school referred to by the Deputy is included in my Department 6 Year Capital Programme and a site for the new school building has been identified and the process for the acquisition of this site is currently with my Department's Site Acquisition & Property Management Section.

The Department expects to progress this project into the architectural planning process shortly and my Department is in ongoing contact with the patron in this regard. In the interim, my Department has recently approved the provision of additional temporary accommodation for this school for 2019/2020.

Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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255. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the planned school building works at a school (details supplied); and the level of priority being afforded to the project. [8312/19]

Joe McHugh (Donegal, Fine Gael)
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The project referred to by the Deputy has been devolved for delivery to the National Development Finance Agency (NDFA).

I can inform the Deputy that the NDFA has started preparations for the appointment of a design team for the project. This appointment will be a key first step in the design and construction stages. While at this early stage it is not possible to provide a timeline for completion of the project, the NDFA will be engaging directly with the school authority to keep it informed of progress.

Catherine Martin (Dublin Rathdown, Green Party)
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256. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the planning permission process will be started for new prefab buildings at a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8322/19]

Joe McHugh (Donegal, Fine Gael)
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My Department anticipates that the planning application will be lodged with Dublin City Council not later that early March 2019.