Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 1 December 2004
217 Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress made in the development of the all-Ireland centre of excellence, the Middletown centre for autism, County Armagh, since the purchase of premises announced on 14 September 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31637/04]
View answerSince the date in question, my officials have had a number of meetings with their counterparts in Northern Ireland on the further development of the centre. A number of working groups continue to address the legal, financial, organisational and infrastructural aspects of the proposal. For example, work is continuing on the development of a campus master plan for the Middletown property which, when complete, will guide the commissioning of any necessary infrastructure and refurbishment works. In addition, the process to recruit a chief executive officer to operate the centre is being formulated.
