AQW 4615/22-27

Ms Connie Egan
Alliance Party
North Down

Tabled Date: 13/10/2022
Answered On Date: 27/10/2022
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Education (i) for an update on the Development Proposals for (a) Enniskillen Integrated School; (b) Rowandale Integrated Primary School, Moira; (c) Drumlins Integrated Primary School, Ballynahinch; and (d) Spires Integrated Primary School, Magherafelt; and (ii) why the decisions on the respective Development Proposals are overdue.

Answer:

Development Proposals (DPs) for pre-school provision at Enniskillen Integrated Primary School (IPS), Rowandale IPS, Drumlins IPS and Spires IPS have all been published by the Education Authority (EA) and the statutory two-month objection period on each proposal has now expired.

My officials have been gathering and analysing all pertinent information in relation to the proposals and this will be set out in submissions for my consideration and ultimate decision.

Where DPs are brought forward for provision in the Integrated sector, they are assessed in line with the statutory duty, considered on a case-by-case basis and balanced against other relevant statutory and policy requirements.

I am acutely aware of the need for certainty for the interested parties and I will not delay my decisions any longer than necessary as soon as proposals are brought to me for my decision.