Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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231. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a schedule to include sale price and location of school buildings that her Department has disposed of in the past 50 years to date in 2022. [36874/22]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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Traditionally, school buildings are owned by the school patron. In general, this may be a diocese or religious congregation. Prior to 1999 when a decision was taken for the Minister for Education to acquire sites for schools the main schools owned by the Minister for Education were in the Community and Comprehensive school sector.

The information requested by the Deputy is not readily available. Officials from my Department will make contact with the Deputy’s office to discuss how this request may be progressed.

Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour)
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232. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the construction of the new school (details supplied) in Roscrea will commence. [36878/22]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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The project to which the Deputy refers has been devolved for delivery to Tipperary Education and Training Board (TETB).

I am pleased to confirm that a design team to deliver this project has been appointed by the ETB. The Design Team will now begin preparing the Stage 1 report (preliminary design).

The Design Team will ensure that the project progresses through the design stages, obtains the necessary statutory planning permission, and moves onward to tender and construction in due course.

It is not possible to provide a timeline for completion of the project at this early stage.