Neale Richmond (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
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330. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on a school moving to its permanent site (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58693/21]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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The permanent school building project for the school referred to by the Deputy has been assigned to my Department’s Design & Build delivery programme. This delivery programme uses a professional external Project Manager to progress the project through the relevant stages of architectural planning, tender and construction.

A pre-planning meeting with the Planning Department of the local authority was held on 23^rdJune 2021 to discuss the design proposals for the permanent school building project. Further clarification was sought from the local authority and all of these discussions will inform the plans for developing the planning application documentation.

Until planning permission has been secured it is not possible to provide a timeframe for the progression of the project to tender and construction stages.

The Department will continue to address the interim accommodation requirements for the school and will continue to keep the patron body and the school community updated as the project progresses.