Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 13 October 2015
365. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a progress report from her Department on the efforts to secure a site of adequate dimensions in Buncrana in County Donegal, to facilitate a three-school campus for schools (details supplied); and if she will allocate the necessary funding for this project to proceed. [35202/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs the Deputy is aware a technical inspection of a significant number of potential site options for the school accommodation to which he refers has been conducted by officials from my Department working with officials from Donegal County Council.
My officials are currently considering the findings of this assessment and, with the assistance of the Local Authority, are clarifying technical issues raised with a view to ensuring that a preferred site option can be advanced as soon as possible.
The Deputy will appreciate the importance of a thorough appraisal of site options in order to ensure the achievement of value for money. The complexity of the issues associated with the development of the site options under consideration, combined with competing demands on my Department's resources has meant that the appraisal has not been finalised. Once all options have been fully appraised, my officials will advance the acquisition of a preferred site for the school accommodation.
