Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 2 October 2025
306. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the acquisition of land and the plans to relocate a school (details supplied); to provide a timeline for the delivery of this school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52903/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraAgreement is in place to acquire this primary school site, officials in my department are in discussions with the current owner of the site to finalise the transfer of the ownership of the site to the Minister.
You will be aware that a building project for the school in question is included on the Department's Capital Program to be delivered as part of the National Development Plan (NDP).
The accommodation brief for the project is being finalised and the Department will be in further contact with the patron as part of this process.
The Department are actively seeking to advance the matter with the intention of finalising this acquisition as soon as possible. The capital project will progress to the design stages while the acquisition is being finalised. It is not possible to provide a timeframe for the progression of the project to tender and construction stages until such time as the necessary statutory approvals have been secured.
Given the commercial sensitivities associated with land acquisitions generally, I am not in a position to comment further at this time.
