Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 27 September 2006
1284 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will immediately sanction the establishment of a second-level school in the Donabate Portrane area in view of the fact that this area has been the subject of re-zonings for large new housing developments. [28897/06]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs the Deputy will be aware, my Department is committed to providing a new 1,000 pupil post primary school for Donabate. This will be delivered by way of a Public Private Partnership (PPP).
I can confirm that arrangements are in place for the transfer of the designated site from Fingal County Council to my Department. Once the site is acquired, the project can then be included in a bundle of projects to progress under the PPP model of delivery. The school will be a Community College under the Vocational Education Committee.
The project has already been assigned a Band 1 Priority rating under the published prioritisation criteria for large scale building projects. This is the highest band rating possible which is a clear indication of the priority which the Department attaches to the delivery of this project.
