Johnny Guirke (Meath West, Sinn Fein)
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824. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the schedule for the commencement and completion of construction of the long-delayed permanent school (details supplied) in Enfield, County Meath, in view of the severe lack of school capacity in Enfield; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2316/23]

Johnny Guirke (Meath West, Sinn Fein)
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825. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the schedule for the commencement and completion of construction of the interim capacity for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2317/23]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 824 and 825 together.

The school referred to by the Deputy will move to suitable interim accommodation on the permanent site for the 2023/24 school year, pending delivery of the school's permanent accommodation. Several meetings have been held with the Local Authority in this regard and site works are due to commence in the coming weeks.  My Department will continue to liaise with the school’s patron body in relation to the school’s interim accommodation needs.

My Department has a large pipeline of projects for delivery under the school building programme. The main elements of this pipeline currently involve in excess of 1,300 school building projects for delivery under the Department’s Large Scale and Additional Accommodation Scheme. These projects are currently in progress across the various stages of planning, design, tender and construction, most of which are expected to be either under construction or completed in the period up to 2025.

During January, my Department will be assessing overall requirements for 2023 and associated work programme and will update individual schools of same in due course.