Jennifer Whitmore (Wicklow, Social Democrats)
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385. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a permanent building for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23019/21]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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As the Deputy is aware, a building project for the school in question is included in my Department's school building programme.

The first step in facilitating this project involves a site for the new 1,000 student school building.

The master-planning exercise in relation to the Kildare Wicklow ETB owned site at Novara Avenue has yet to be completed.

This exercise will determine whether it is technically feasible to co-locate the new school on the site with BIFE.

As part of its consideration of all options, the Department is also assessing what other site options are available in the event that it is not technically feasible to co-locate on the ETB site.

A similar exercise was undertaken a number of years ago which proved unsuccessful and the current exercise will establish if the position has changed in the intervening period.