Steven Matthews
Question:162. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Education the status of a new school building for a school (details supplied). [22866/20]
View answerWednesday, 9 September 2020
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The school referred to by the Deputy opened its doors to 64 first year students on Friday August 28th 2020. In the context of the current accommodation arrangements the school has had to make some modifications to its subject offering for this term. While it was not feasible to make full provision for specialist subjects at the school's current location, Department officials will continue to work closely with KWETB to ensure the needs of the school community continue to be met.
I can confirm a potential site option has been identified for the permanent location for the school and discussions are ongoing with the landowner with a view to acquiring this site.
As the Deputy will appreciate, the site acquisition process can be lengthy and there can be complex issues which need to be addressed during negotiations, technical assessments or conveyancing. At all times my Department strives to obtain best value for the Exchequer.
My Department is committed to delivering a site for the new post primary school for this area and work is ongoing to achieve this as soon as possible.