Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 July 2018
603. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) will be moved to Roslyn Park; and if he will identify a liaison in his Department with whom parents can discuss ongoing concerns. [35208/18]
View answerThe school building project to provide the permanent accommodation for the school referred to by the Deputy has commenced architectural planning under the Department's “Rapid” - Design and Build Programme. The school has been informed of its permanent location.
A planning permission to provide temporary accommodation for the school on the permanent site is currently under third party appeal to An Bord Pleanála, the decision date for which has been extended from the 27th June 2018 to the 22nd August 2018.
The school has been informed that until the temporary accommodation can be provided it will remain at its current temporary location from the start of the 2018/19 school year.
The design process for the permanent accommodation is being progressed in preparation for the planning application which will be the next key milestone in the progression of the project.
Department officials recently contacted the school Principal to advise on the status of the planning permission for the temporary accommodation and also to request contact details for the school over the summer months.
The Schools Board of Management will be invited to view the plans for the new school in advance of the planning application being submitted to the local authority.
Since the start of this year, Department officials have also been meeting on a monthly basis with the schools Patron Body. My Department has through its communications with the schools Patron Body endeavoured to keep the schools management informed of all developments. It is appropriate that parents who wish to make enquiries about the school would contact the school authorities in the first instance.
