Denise Mitchell (Dublin Bay North, Sinn Fein)
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465. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding provided for the construction of the new school in Baymayne, Dublin 13; when construction works will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24120/20]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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The building project referred to by the Deputy is being delivered under my Department's Design & Build programme.  

Planning permission was lodged on the 31st March 2020.  As with all school building projects, the exact timeframe for delivery of the school will be dependent on the grant of planning permission. 

My Department officials will keep the Board of Management fully informed of developments as they occur.

Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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466. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the engagement she has had with the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform on the school building budget for capital works. [24143/20]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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Ongoing engagement with my officials and officials from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform occur on a regular basis throughout each year.

My more recent engagement with Government and the Minister for Public Expenditure secured a €375m support package and the publication of a roadmap to enable the safe return for schools.

This reflected the key national priority of getting schools reopened on a full-time basis. The funding package included €75m minor works grant funding which provided support and flexibility to schools to prepare their buildings and classrooms for school re-opening.

These important engagements with the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform and his officials will continue as work progresses on Budget 2021 and beyond.