Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 6 December 2011
84 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a suitable site has been identified for new accommodation in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Cork; when building work will begin there; the date on which the new accommodation will be ready to move into; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38719/11]
View answerAs the Deputy will be aware, the area in Co. Cork in which the school to which she refers is located, has been identified as one of the areas projected to experience a significant increase in demand for school accommodation in the coming years and the requirements of the school in question are being considered in this context. My Department is in the process of acquiring, subject to planning, a site in the area which is suitable for the construction of a new school building. Planning permission was received for a school building on the site but has been appealed to An Bord Pleanála and the appeal's outcome is awaited. If planning permission is secured, the acquisition of the site and the delivery of a school building project will then be considered in the context of the capital budget available to my Department for school buildings generally.
