Ruairí Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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493. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the delivery of the autism unit at a school (details supplied) in County Louth. [39158/22]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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The school to which the Deputy refers was granted approval under my Department's Additional Accommodation Scheme for the purchase of accommodation for its Special Education Needs (SEN) Base.

As this is a Devolved project, the first step for the school authorities to undertake was to appoint a consultant to lead the project on its behalf and to source a supplier of the required accommodation. Unfortunately, the school authorities were unable to procure the required accommodation in time for the start of the upcoming school year and my Department has therefore provided assistance in sourcing modular accommodation to fulfil the SEN needs of the school. The delivery of this modular accommodation is already progressing and is projected to be on site in time for the start of the new school year in September 2022.