Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 July 2022
1080. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education if she will confirm as soon as possible whether a school (details supplied) will be temporarily accommodated at the site of Mount Merrion or Mount Anville; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40411/22]
View answerMy Department lodged a planning application for the school referred to by the Deputy with Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council on Tuesday 21st June 2022 to provide interim accommodation on the Mount Anville site. A decision is awaited on this application from the Local Authority.
As a contingency arrangement, my Department had also prepared a Section 5 application to Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council to determine whether a proposal to provide interim accommodation on the grounds of Mount Merrion Community Centre requires planning permission or is considered exempted development. My Department lodged this Section 5 application to Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council on Wednesday 22nd June 2022. The Local Authority issued their decision on 19th July to say that they considered that the proposal is not exempted development. My Department have instructed the Design Team to proceed with a planning application for the Mount Merrion site as soon as possible. My Department will keep the school patron updated with timelines as to when this planning application will be lodged.
For September 2022 the school will remain at its current location and use the contingency arrangement which has been secured at the Parish Hall located across the road from the school.
