The school to which the Deputy refers has applied to my Department for capital funding for the provision of a new school.
The application has been assessed in accordance with published prioritisation criteria for large scale projects and assigned a band 2 rating.
Information in respect of the current school building programme along with all assessed applications for major capital works, including the project referred to by the Deputy, is available on the Department's website at www.education.ie.
My Department originally requested the Office of Public Works (OPW) to acquire a suitable site for the school referred to by the Deputy. The OPW have recently advised my Department that discussions with the owner of the preferred site have proven unsuccessful. Officials in my Department will now consider all options available to acquire a suitable site.
Once a suitable site has been acquired, the proposed building project will be considered in the context of the capital budget available to my Department for school buildings generally.