Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 June 2024
258. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on the building project for a school (details supplied); to confirm at what stage matters are currently at; and when it is anticipated that building works will commence. [24621/24]
View answerAs the Deputy will be aware, the Department is progressing the acquisition of a site at Fassaroe, Bray, Co. Wicklow as a permanent location for the school to which he refers. In that context, the project brief for a new 1,000 pupil school building for the school in question is currently being finalised by my Department and it is our intention to progress the project into architectural planning as soon as possible.
It is not possible at this point to give an indication of the timeframe for the commencement of construction, particularly in the context of inter-dependencies between the school delivery and adjacent housing infrastructure provision. However, I can assure the Deputy that my Department will continue to work to progress this project and will continue to liaise with the school patron in this regard.
