Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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I can confirm that my Department is in receipt of an application for capital funding, under the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) scheme, from the school authority referred to by the Deputy. Supplementary information has been requested from the school authority and once this has been received, and the assessment completed, a decision will be conveyed directly to the school authority.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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372. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which proposals in respect of the replacement of a school (details supplied) and the accommodation of the proposed schools at a campus have progressed; if the project has progressed satisfactorily since early November 2021; the precise stage at which each of the projects rest; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3044/22]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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My Department has reached an agreement in principle for the acquisition of the site for the proposed school campus referred to by the Deputy. The process is at an advanced stage and my Department is engaging with the vendor to finalise the details for heads of terms for the site.

It is intended that this site will facilitate the construction of three schools, including the school in question, as part of the campus development. In tandem with the site acquisition, my Department is working on the accommodation briefs for the three schools which is part of the preparatory work associated with the architectural planning process.

My Department is committed to advancing the campus development as quickly as possible and will be in further contact with the schools during this process.