Pat Deering (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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208. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an extension approved for a school (details supplied) in April 2017; the status of applications for a further extension or changes to that already approved in relation to the school. [29152/19]

Joe McHugh (Donegal, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy might be aware, the school to which he refers was granted approval to build one Mainstream Classroom with en-suite toilets and one WC for assisted users under the Additional Accommodation Scheme 2017. A letter confirming this was issued to the school in April 2017. The project is devolved for delivery to the School Authorities and it currently lies with the School Authorities to progress the project to the next stage.

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy (Offaly, Fine Gael)
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209. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the development of a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29188/19]

Joe McHugh (Donegal, Fine Gael)
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The delivery of a new building project for the school to which the Deputy refers is being devolved to Laois and Offaly Education and Training Board (LOETB). To enable this, my Department is currently preparing a Service Level Agreement (SLA) for issue to the ETB.

The execution of this SLA will allow LOETB to procure a Design Team to take the project through the various stages of architectural planning and onwards through statutory planning requirements and construction.

The timeframe for the construction of the project will not be known at least until the relevant design stages have been completed and planning permission secured.