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Buncrana school campus site

Summary

Deputy McConalogue seeks progress on a site for the proposed three-school campus in Buncrana. The Minister says work is being done with the local authority and that a meeting would not add value at this stage.

In terms of the commitment in the programme for Government to invest in our school infrastructure, I want to ask the Minister specifically about the three school college campus in Buncrana, County Donegal, which includes Crana Secondary School, Gaelcholáiste Chineál Eoghain and the primary Gaelscoil in Buncrana. A request went to the Minister from the ETB in May, at the initiation of my colleague, Councillor Rena Donaghey, seeking a meeting to try and establish and prioritise the purchasing of a site to progress that three school campus. The ETB is still awaiting a response and a meeting with the Minister. Can I ask the Minister for an update on the Department's position on securing that site, and to ask if the Minister will commit to meeting the ETB urgently?

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My Department is working very actively on this with the local authority. We believe that is the best way in which this project can be progressed. There is no effort being spared in finding a solution to this by the people who are expert in land issues. I am confident that every effort is being put in, and in that context I do not see that a meeting would serve any purpose. Every effort is being put in to find a resolution.

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