Vol. 483 No. 1
229 Mr. Currie asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason for the delay in the purchase of the Blanchardstown Regional Technical College site, Dublin 15 from Fingal County Council; when this site will be purchased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19924/97]
The original site for the proposed Regional Technical College, beside the Blanchardstown shopping centre, proved unsuitable following extensive investigation. My Department has since identified an alternative site comprising circa 45 acres at Blanchardstown for the college. The site, which is being developed by the IDA and Fingal Council as part of a scientific-industrial and business park, is considered to be suitable. The relevant provisions have already been made in the 1997 Estimates to facilitate the acquisition of the site.
The acquisition documentation is at present being processed by the respective legal advisers with a view to having the final stages completed at an early date.
