Neasa Hourigan (Dublin Central, Green Party)
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264. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress on a permanent school building for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58192/21]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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I wish to confirm that a building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is included on my Department’s Capital Programme to be delivered as part of the National Development Plan (NDP).

My Department is in advanced discussions with a property-owner with respect to the permanent location for the school, with a view to progressing a new school building project on the site. The proposed location of the school will be made known to the school authority as soon as it is possible to do so.

Mark Ward (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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265. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department plans to install a modular building in a school (details supplied) for ASD classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58218/21]

Mark Ward (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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266. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department plans to provide a permanent structure in a school (details supplied) for ASD classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58219/21]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 265 and 266 together.

The school building project to which the Deputy refers has been approved funding under my Department's Additional Accommodation Scheme to enable the school to build a two-classroom SEN Base. Approval to progress this project to Tender Stage issued in June 2021. The project has been devolved for delivery to Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Education & Training Board (DDLETB).

Furthermore, to meet the school's interim accommodation needs, rental for one temporary classroom was approved for September 2021. The Department has recently received tender documentation relating to this temporary classroom and has requested outstanding paperwork to be submitted from DDLETB.