Mark Ward (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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232. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a permanent school building will be delivered for a school (details supplied); the stage this process is in at the moment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18235/25]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The permanent school building project for the school referred to by the Deputy, when complete, will provide a new 16 classroom primary school and accommodation including 4 classrooms for children with special education needs, on the permanent site for the school.

The planning application was submitted to the local authority in December 2023. A Request for Further Information (RFI) was received from the local authority in February 2024 and this was responded to in November 2024. An initial grant of planning was received from the local authority on 13th December 2024, however, this is now the subject of third party appeals to An Bord Pleanála. It is not possible to provide a timeframe for the progression of the project to tender and construction until such time as the necessary statutory approvals have been secured.

My Department will continue to liaise with the school and patron body in relation to interim accommodation pending delivery of the permanent school and to provide any updates in relation to progress on the school building project.