Cormac Devlin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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269. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the school building project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4019/22]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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I wish to advise that the school referred to by the Deputy will relocate to an existing building currently occupied on an interim basis by another school while awaiting the construction of a building project for that school.

In this regard, the building project for that school is at tender stage. The Design Team are currently preparing a fully compliant Stage 3 Tender Report, which will identify a recommended bidder. This report is expected to be submitted to my Department shortly.

Subject to no issues arising, it is envisaged that construction could commence in Quarter 2 2022, with an estimated completion timeframe of 18 months.

Cormac Devlin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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270. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the school building project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4020/22]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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As the Deputy may be aware, agreement in principle has been reached with the Executive of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, subject to the approval of the Elected Members of the Council, for the sale of land at Mount Anville depot for the development of new permanent school facilities for Gaelscoil laighean.

Agreement has also been reached with Executive, subject to the approval of the Elected Members of the Council, to lease the same piece of land to the Department in order to facilitate the development of interim accommodation on this site until the start of the construction of the permanent facilities. The interim facilities are intended to be in place in time for the next school year, commencing September 2022.

The Department have been advised that the disposal and lease of this piece of land is to go to the Elected Member of the Council for decision early in 2022.