Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 1 February 2024
262. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education the reason for the delay in submitting a planning application for the permanent school buildings for the Drogheda Educate Together second level school, Mill Road, Mornington, Drogheda, Co. Louth; when the planning application will be submitted; the timeline for the completion of the new permanent building; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4894/24]
View answerThe permanent school building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is being delivered under my Department’s Design and Build Programme and will deliver a new 1,000 pupil post-primary school building and accommodation, including 6 classrooms, for children with special educational needs.
Representatives of the school have viewed the plans for the new school in advance of submitting the planning application. A letter of consent is required from an adjacent landowner as part of the planning application. Once this has been received, the planning application will be submitted shortly thereafter.
It is not possible to provide a timeframe for the progression of the project to tender and construction stages until such time as the necessary statutory approvals have been secured.
My Department will continue to keep the school and its patron body updated as the project progresses.
