298. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education to report on the progress of a new permanent school building for schools (details supplied); and when the building will be open for students. [16170/24]

The large scale capital project at the schools referred to by the deputy, to provide 2 New 10 classroom Schools, a clinic, activity rooms, assembly hall/general purpose room, playgrounds and sensory gardens, is at Architectural Planning Stage 4 - Construction.

The project commenced on site in May2023. Due to the presence of live ESB wires on the site, the Design team and the contractor have been liaising with ESB Networks to facilitate their removal from the middle of the site.

This work is nearing completion and the project has an expected completion date of Q3 2025.