Barry Cowen (Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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76. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the progress being made on the planning and development of a new site for a school (details supplied) in County Offaly [9838/19]

Joe McHugh (Donegal, Fine Gael)
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The building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is in the process of being devolved for delivery to the local Education and Training Board (ETB).

The first step in this process is the execution of a Service Level Agreement between my Department and the ETB and this is being arranged. Thereafter, the ETB will procure a design team for the project to design the buildings, obtain the necessary statutory planning permissions and move the project onward to construction in due course. As the project is at an early stage in the delivery process, it is not possible at this time to give a date for its completion.

Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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77. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of progress of a school building project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9852/19]

Joe McHugh (Donegal, Fine Gael)
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The Deputy will be aware that a building project for the school to which he refers is included in my Department's Capital Programme.

My Department is currently finalising the project brief with a view to progressing the project into the architectural planning process. The brief is expected to be completed shortly and my Department will be in further contact with the patron, who has agreed to deliver the project, when the process has been completed.