Gino Kenny (Dublin Mid West, People Before Profit Alliance)
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438. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the construction of the proposed new second-level school at the site at a school (details supplied); the reason that in April 2013 the building unit of her Department confirmed that a new school would be built with an indicated completion by the 2016 to 2017 academic year with planning permission for the new school building granted in March 2016 and that this project is still stuck at stage 2B; if she will give a firm commitment to informing residents of the expected date of delivery of this school given that it is urgently required to accommodate a burgeoning population; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7730/22]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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The major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy recently completed Stage 2(b) Detailed Design and was authorised to proceed to tender stage on 11th February. A Tender stage normally takes between 6-8 months to complete.

Thomas Pringle (Donegal, Independent)
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439. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if plans are in place for the development of a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7757/22]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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The Deputy will be aware that a building project for the school in question is included on the Department's School Building Programme to be delivered as part of the National Development Plan (NDP).

The project brief is currently being finalised with a view to progressing the project into the architectural planning process as soon as possible. My Department will continue to engage with the school patron during this process.