I propose to take Questions Nos. 209 and 211 together.
The permanent school building project for the school referred to by the Deputy has been assigned to my Department’s Design & Build delivery programme which uses a professional external Project Manager to progress the project through the relevant stages of architectural planning, tender and construction.
The project will involve the construction of a new 8 classroom primary school with a Special Education Needs unit.
As with all school building projects, pre planning meetings are required with the Local Authority in advance of preparing a Planning Application. This is to ensure the highest probability of a successful planning application in the shortest time possible. A considerable amount of work is required following the pre-planning meeting to prepare a suitably detailed application. Until such time as planning permission has been secured, it will not be possible to provide a timeline for progression of the project to tender and construction stages.
The school is currently located in suitable interim accommodation pending delivery of the permanent school building.