Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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The project for the school referred to by the Deputy currently has planning permission and will, along with a number of other projects with planning permission, be brought to the level of employer-led design with a Design Team assigned to do so under the supervision of my Department’s Project Manager.

This building project will provide a new 16 classroom primary school and accommodation, including two classrooms for children with special educational needs.

A separate planning application for a roof-top play area was submitted to the relevant Local Authority in November 2023 and is currently the subject of a third party appeal to An Bord Pleanála.

The process of appointing the Design Team from my Department’s Frameworks of Consultants was completed in September 2023 and the project is now progressing through design development stages. It is anticipated that the project will proceed to tender later this year.

My Department will continue to liaise with the school’s patron body in relation to the school’s interim accommodation needs pending delivery of the permanent accommodation for the school and will provide further updates as the project progresses