Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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The construction of new school buildings for the schools referred to by the Deputy are included on my Department's school building programme. It is intended that the new schools will be located on a site being acquired at Donaghcumper, Celbridge as part of a campus development.

The campus development will be progressed by National Development Finance Agency (NDFA) that is supporting my Department by delivering an element of my Department’s school building programme, the Devolved Schools Building Programme 2, on its behalf.

My Department has an agreement in principle for the acquisition of a site to accommodate the three school campus at Donaghcumper, Celbridge. The acquisition process is at an advanced stage. Heads of Terms have been agreed with the Vendor and draft contracts have been exchanged.

The NDFA are currently engaged in meetings to establish the tenders required to appoint a design team. The NDFA have been in contact with the schools in regards to this information and will continue to update the schools as this project progresses.

My Department is committed to advancing the campus development as quickly as possible and will keep the schools advised of progress in this regard.

Given the commercial sensitivities associated with land acquisitions generally, I am not in a position to comment further at this time.