Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 15 September 2021
435. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education if she will intervene, if necessary, using compulsory purchase powers in relation to the situation at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43929/21]
View answerMy Department understands that the lands in question are the subject of a legally binding contract.
My Department further understands that an application under the Strategic Housing Development (SHD) process for the development of the site referred to by the Deputy has commenced. As part of the pre-application consultative process my Department, as a prescribed body, recently received a request, on instructions from An Bord Pleanála, for its submission and/or observations on the proposed application. In considering such matters my Department has regard to current and future school requirements in the area in which the site is located. This will form the basis for my Department’s response to An Bord Pleanála. Due to these ongoing deliberations by my Department and noting the statutory role of An Bord Pleanála in planning matters my Department does not consider it would be appropriate to seek an intervention in this matter in the manner suggested by the Deputy.
