Officials from my Department have worked closely with officials from Cork County Council under the Memorandum of Understanding for the acquisition of school sites towards procuring a suitable site for the building project to which the Deputy refers.
A suitable permanent site for the school has been identified and agreement in principle with the landowners has been reached. The acquisition process is currently at the conveyancing stage and we are working to complete it as soon as possible.
The school patron has been informed of the position in relation to the acquisition.
Once the acquisition process is completed, the project for the school will advance into architectural planning.