Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 8 December 2022
255. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education the progress made to date in providing alternative upgraded accommodation to a special school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61536/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Department is currently assessing options with a view to identifying the optimum solution for the long-term needs of the school referred to by the Deputy. This includes the consideration of the proposal to relocate to an alternative site/campus and also of other potential solutions, with a view to making the most appropriate provision possible for the school and for its current and future students. The Department will be in further contact with the school in due course, when its assessment process is further advanced. The school should be assured that the provision of appropriate accommodation for the school in question is a priority for the Department.
