Officials in my Department have been in contact with Donegal ETB in relation to identifying a suitable site in the Buncrana area for a Campus Development. A number of potential sites that were identified were deemed unfeasible. Another potential site has recently been identified by the ETB and this is under consideration; my Department will continue to engage with the relevant stakeholders in relation to identifying a suitable site.
In relation to the progression of the building project, the acquisition of a site and the progression of the building project will be considered in the context of the capital budget available to my Department for school buildings generally.
As Buncrana has not been identified as an area of significant demographic growth the project referred to by the Deputy was not included in the current 5 year school building programme. In view of the need to ensure that every child has access to a school place, the delivery of major school projects and smaller projects devolved to schools to meet the demographic demands nationally will be the main focus for capital investment in schools in the coming years.