Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 June 2016
37. Deputy Josepha Madigan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he will take to expedite the building and planning issues that have arisen for a school (details supplied); and if the school can be built earlier than 2018. [17915/16]
View answerThe Deputy will be aware of the planning difficulties associated with this educational campus, related largely to the means of access to the site. Planning permission has been sought and refused for both a new primary school and a physical education hall for the existing post-primary school.
An Bord Pleanála has indicated that the matter of assessing alternative means of accessing these lands would benefit from a co-ordinated approach by my Department and the planning authority. Pre-planning discussions have already taken place in this regard with a view to progressing a further planning application as soon as possible for both the new primary school and the physical education hall.
The optimal outcome is a comprehensive and balanced solution to ongoing access issues for this educational campus as a whole and my Department is focused on achieving this outcome. My Department is continuing to engage with the planning authorities in that regard.
