Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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The permanent school building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is part of a shared educational campus development which will deliver two new 1,000 pupil post-primary schools and a new 8 classroom primary school and accommodation, including 14 classrooms, for children with special educational needs.

The project will be delivered under my Department's ADAPT Programme which uses a professional external Project Manager to co-ordinate and drive the Design Team to achieve the best possible timeframe for the project through the stages of Architectural Planning, to Tender and Construction.

The Programme Manager was appointed in Q3 2023 and is in the process of preparing documentation for the tender process for the appointment of multi-disciplinary design team consultants.

It is not possible to provide a timeframe for the progression of the project to tender and construction stages until such time as the necessary statutory approvals have been secured.

My Department will keep the schools and their patron bodies informed of the progression of this campus project and in relation to interim accommodation pending delivery of the permanent accommodation for the schools.

Steven Matthews (Wicklow, Green Party)
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220. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the new school building for (details supplied); if a timeline for its completion can be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11288/24]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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The site identification and assessment exercise for Educate Together Secondary School, Wicklow Town is ongoing and a potential property has been identified.

An architectural consultant has been appointed to commence an assessment of this potential property.

I wish to assure you that the provision of a permanent location for this school is a priority for the Department.

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