Schools Site Acquisitions

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 11 March 2021

Thursday, 11 March 2021

Questions (129)

Bernard Durkan

Question:

129. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education if she is satisfied that her Department and Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training and Board have liaised sufficiently with the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications and Kildare County Council with a view to ensuring that provisions likely to be made in respect of funding under the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund will sufficiently accommodate the site, location and traffic requirements in respect of the proposed new three school campus in Celbridge, County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13866/21]

Written answers

Minister for Education

As the Deputy is aware and has been recently advised, work is progressing and is ongoing in respect of technical matters crucial to the delivery of the acquisition. This includes matters relating to traffic. My Department is continuing to actively engage regularly with Kildare Co. Co. and the Landowner, who is currently presenting a masterplan of the site as a whole. It remains a priority for my Department to make progress on this acquisition.

As advised previously, due to the commercially sensitive nature of site acquisitions in general and this one in particular - I am unable to elaborate further but please rest assured that this project is still being given our full attention.