Written answers
Tuesday, 24 January 2023
Department of Education and Skills
Site Acquisitions
Johnny Mythen (Wexford, Sinn Fein)
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366. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current status of the identified site for a new school campus (details supplied) in County Wexford; if the school building is progressing at this site; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3282/23]
Johnny Mythen (Wexford, Sinn Fein)
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368. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeframe for a new school campus (details supplied) in County Wexford. [3284/23]
Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 366 and 368 together.
The project for Wexford Educate Together National School is part of a campus project for two schools in Wexford, the other school being Selskar College. The project is devolved for delivery to Waterford and Wexford Education and Training Board (WWETB).
The Department received the Stage 1 Report following a meeting with WWETB and its Design Team and understands that WWETB also shared this report with the Educate Together school authority.
My Department purchased a site subject to planning permission to accommodate the school referred to by the Deputy. During the design process some potential site constraints have been identified which are being fully investigated by WWETB and their design team. My Department is engaging directly with WWETB in relation to the options for progressing the delivery of both schools. It is not possible to provide a timeline for completion of the project at this early design stage.
Johnny Mythen (Wexford, Sinn Fein)
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367. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has located alternative suitable sites for a new school campus (details supplied) in County Wexford. [3283/23]
Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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My Department purchased a site subject to planning permission to accommodate the school referred to by the Deputy. The building project for the school is devolved for delivery to Waterford and Wexford Education and Training Board (WWETB). During the design process some potential site constraints have been identified, which are being fully investigated by WWETB and their design team. My Department is engaging directly with WWETB in relation to options for progressing the delivery of the school building project.
Johnny Mythen (Wexford, Sinn Fein)
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369. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the consultations that took place between her Department and Wexford County Council in relation to the potential identified site for a new school campus (details supplied) in County Wexford. [3285/23]
Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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My Department worked closely with officials from Wexford County Council (WCC) under the Memorandum of Understanding to identify a suitable site for the provision of the school referred to by the Deputy. WCC identified the site purchased, as potentially suitable for the development of a primary school under the MOU in late 2016. A meeting was held in 2017 between Department Officials and Wexford County Council to review a preliminary assessment of the sites identified by Wexford County Council and some other potential options. At this meeting Wexford County Council officials confirmed that they considered the site in question to be suitable for the primary school development.
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