Pádraig O'Sullivan (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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96. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has identified a site in Glanmire, County Cork for a new special school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45358/21]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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Officials in my Department have been working towards the acquisition of a permanent site to meet the needs of a new special school and have engaged with officials in Cork City Council in that respect.

A suitable site has been identified and engagement with the landowner is ongoing with a view to reaching agreement in principle as soon as possible.

I can assure the Deputy that my Department is working to advance the site acquisition process for the school in question as quickly as possible, however, due to the commercially sensitive nature of site acquisitions generally, it is not possible to comment further at this stage.