Site Acquisitions

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 7 May 2015

Thursday, 7 May 2015

Ceisteanna (187)

Clare Daly

Ceist:

187. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 731 of 15 April 2015, if she will provide a list of the schools referred to her in reply. [17987/15]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Education and Skills

As the Deputy may be aware, the Department of Education and Skills has worked in partnership with Fingal County Council under the Fingal School Model Agreement to acquire sites for educational provision in the Fingal area.

The Fingal Model Agreement was signed into effect in July 2006. It represented the first attempt at formalising the interactions between the Department and a local authority and was developed in advance of the Code of Practice for Planning Authorities on School Provision published jointly by the Minister for Education and Science and the Minister for the Environment in August 2008. A list of schools built on sites acquired under the Fingal Model Agreement is attached. Following on from the Code of Practice, in 2012 a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between my Department and the County and City Managers' Association on the acquisition of sites for school planning purposes was agreed and signed. This MoU formalises the local authorities' part in securing sites for educational use. In recent years, therefore, sites acquired in Fingal have been acquired under this MoU.

Schools Built on Sites Acquired under the Fingal Model Agreement

Site	School	Roll Number
Ongar Village, Fingal	Castaheany Educate Together NS	20186F
Ongar Village, Fingal	St Benedict's N.S.	20231H
Kelly's Bay, Skerries	Skerries Educate Together NS	20307O
Castlelands, Balbriggan	Gaelscoil Bhaile Brigín	20252P
Castlelands, Balbriggan	Bracken Educate Together	20282B
Castlelands, Balbriggan	Ardgillan Community College	76129H
Flemington, Balbriggan	Balbriggan Educate Together NS	20202A
Flemington, Balbriggan	Scoil Chormaic	20269J
Thornleigh, Swords	Thornleigh Educate Together NS	20302E
Oldtown, Swords	Gaelscoil Bhrian Bóroimhe	20095C
Oldtown, Swords	Swords Educate Together NS	20145O
Naul Rd., Balbriggan	St George's N.S.	15315J
Tyrrelstown	Tyrrelstown Educate Together NS	20201V
Tyrrelstown	Scoil Naomh Lucais	16675V
Holywell, Swords	Holywell Educate Together NS	20348F
Porterstown/Kellystown	Scoil Choilm Community NS	20241K
Porterstown/Kellystown	Luttrellstown Community College	76130P
Hansfield	Hansfield ETNS	20383H
Hansfield	Hansfield ET Post Primary	76128F
Lusk	Rush and Lusk ETNS	20176C
Lusk	Lusk Community College	76213T
Phibblestown	Coláiste Pobail Setanta	76098W
Phibblestown	Scoil Ghráinne CNS	20247W
Donabate	Donabate CC	76104O
Donabate	Donabate/Portrane ETNS	20161M

In addition, a development to provide primary and post primary accommodation on a site at Stephenstown, Balbriggan is planned.