Cathal Crowe (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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121. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a proposal to acquire land beside a school (details supplied) will be considered by her Department in view of the serious road safety concerns in the village due to a lack of parking facilities. [35471/20]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has no record of receiving a proposal from the school in question. However, the issue of road safety measures outside the vested site areas of schools on public roads, such as road signage, traffic calming measures etc., is a matter, for the relevant Local Authority. Local Authorities have the power to decide on road safety measures outside schools to ensure that measures are in place to protect the safety of local school children. My Department has no function in this matter.

Thomas Pringle (Donegal, Independent)
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122. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if it is still her plan to have a school (details supplied) completed by September 2021 in view of the fact that a commitment was given by the previous Minister for Education to have the new school building completed by that date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35509/20]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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The major building project to which the Deputy refers is included in my Department’s Construction Programme which is being delivered under the National Development Plan.

The project is currently at an advanced stage of architectural planning, Stage 2(b) - Detailed Design, which includes the application for statutory approvals and the preparation of tender documents.

Following the Stage 2(a) Stakeholders meeting the school agreed to the addition of a 2 classroom SEN base to the project brief and a Stage 2(a) Addendum report for this change to the brief has been submitted to my Department for review and approval.

Upon approval of the Stage 2(a) Addendum, the Design Team will proceed to lodge applications for the statutory approvals for the project. When these have been secured, the Design Team will proceed to prepare the tender documents and finalise the Stage 2(b) report.

Upon completion of the Stage 2(b) report, it will then be submitted to my Department for review.

Upon receipt and review of the completed Stage 2(b) report, my Department will revert to Board of Management with regard to the further progression of the project at that time.