Jennifer Whitmore (Wicklow, Social Democrats)
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848. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a permanent building will be secured for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2401/22]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has initiated a site identification and assessment exercise for a 1,000 pupil post primary school in the area in question and its environs. While a site acquisition process is underway and, given the commercial sensitivities associated with land acquisitions generally, I am not in a position to comment further at this time

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

Until such time as this process has been completed, it will not be possible to provide a timeline for the construction of a permanent building for the school.

In the meantime, refurbishment works were recently completed in the school's interim accommodation to provide further capacity for the school.