Duncan Smith (Dublin Fingal, Labour)
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958. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the acquisition of a zoned school site at a location (details supplied); the acquisition costs; the timeline for delivery of this permanent school site; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39620/21]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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The acquisition of a zoned school site at Corballis, Donabate - to accommodate a permanent school building is at an advanced stage of legal conveyancing. The project is also dependent on the landowner's submission of an SHD application, out of which the need for the school is arising. Department officials are engaging with the Landowner regarding the potential development of the site. I am unable to elaborate any further due to the commercial sensitivities of site acquisitions in general.

Francis Noel Duffy (Dublin South West, Green Party)
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959. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans on using the zoned school site on Stocking Avenue; if there is a timeframe for when plans will be developed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39669/21]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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School sites are zoned in statutory plans in order to cater for projected future educational requirements in a community. The timing of activating the use of a zoned school site is dependent on the pace and nature of population growth in an area.

There has been significant recent population growth in the area surrounding Stocking Avenue and more growth is projected in the context of the statutory development plan for the area. My Department is monitoring population growth in the area and its impact on school place requirements in order to assess the requirement to provide a new school. At this point it is not possible to provide a timeframe for when plans will be developed but the matter is being kept under active review.