Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 5 March 2020
233. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of new secondary schools for the Malahide and Portmarnock areas of County Dublin as announced in November 2015; if locations for the proposed schools have been identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3033/20]
Amharc ar fhreagraI am pleased to advise the Deputy that planning permission has been secured for a Post-Primary school (Malahide Portmarnock Educate Together Secondary School) at a site in Drinan Swords.
The new post primary school is being delivered under my Department's Design & Build programme and forms part of a bundle of projects for which the procurement process (and the associated tendering to short-listed contractors) has commenced and will be ongoing during Q1 2020.
It is anticipated that construction of this school building project will commence in Q2 2020.
