Alan Farrell (Dublin Fingal, Fine Gael)
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164. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions that her Department is taking in view of the refusal of planning permission for a proposed school (details supplied) by Fingal County Council; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23520/22]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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The school referred to by the Deputy is currently located in interim accommodation in the former Teagasc Building at Malahide Rd, Kinsealy, Dublin 17, which is in my ownership.

The local authority identified the site for the new school in Broomfield under the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between my Department and the City and County Management Association (CCMA) for the identification of new school sites. The site was recommended by the local authority as suitable for the development of school facilities and was acquired in conjunction with the local authority under the Fingal Model agreement.

Planning permission was submitted to the Local Authority on March 4th for the development of a new two-storey, 16 classroom primary school, including a multipurpose hall, 2 educational classrooms for children with special education needs, associated staff car park, ball courts and ancillary accommodation. My Department received notification that the Planning permission application was refused by the Local Authority on the 27th April 2022.

My Department is currently reviewing the reasons given by the Local Authority for refusal of the planning application and is also preparing a submission for the draft Development Plan in relation to the re-zoning of the site in question.