Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 28 May 2026
329. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Youth the work her Department has been engaged in to advance the building project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40972/26]
View answerThe Deputy will be aware that the construction of the school in question is being progressed directly by the school. The project is being funded under the Immigration Investor Programme (IIP) introduced by the Irish Government in 2012. This development was initiated by the school and is being progressed independently by the school in conjunction with the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration who have oversight of the IIP Programme. My Department, therefore, has not had any involvement with the project. The school announced in a statement earlier this year that works will commence in the coming weeks, with full construction scheduled to recommence this summer.
The responsibility for completing the project, including making arrangements to meet any funding shortfall, rests with the school authority.
