Aisling Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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544. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of delays in relation to the construction of a new school campus (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17463/25]

Aisling Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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546. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the delays in the granting of planning permission for a new school campus (details supplied); and the steps being taken to resolve them. [17465/25]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 544 and 546 together.

This campus project referred to by the Deputy is devolved for delivery to Louth and Meath Education and Training Board (LMETB).

This is the development of a shared educational campus for the construction of 2 new schools - St. Ultan’s Special School and Árd Rí Community National School.

The project was approved to Stage 2b of the building process . The design team are commencing progression this stage which allows for detailed design/planning, obtaining the necessary statutory permissions and the preparation of tender documents. The project will then progress to tender stage and onwards to construction is due course.

While at this current stage, it is not possible to provide a timeline for completion of the project, LMETB will continue to engage directly with the school authority to keep them informed of progress on this important project.

Aisling Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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545. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeline for the construction of a new school campus (details supplied). [17464/25]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The campus project referred to by the Deputy is devolved for delivery to Louth and Meath Education and Training Board (LMETB).

This is the development of a shared educational campus for the construction of 2 new schools - St. Ultan’s Special School and Árd Rí Community National School.

The Project is currently at Stage 2b of the building process. This stage allows for detailed design/planning, obtaining the necessary statutory permissions and the preparation of tender documents. When Stage 2b has been finalised and approved, the next stage is tendering for a contractor and then onwards to construction in due course.

While at this current stage, it is not possible to provide a timeline for completion of the project, LMETB will continue to engage directly with the school authorities to keep them informed of progress on this important project.

The current status of all projects is listed on a county by county basis at www.gov.ie. and this is updated on a regular basis to reflect project progress through the various stages of capital appraisal, site acquisition, design, tender and construction.