To ask the Minister of Education when the purchase of land at Mandeville Road North, Craigavon, will be completed to enable the development of Portadown Integrated Nursery and Primary School.

Unfortunately, due to the current constraints on my Department’s capital budget the purchase of this land cannot be progressed at this time, and regrettably I am not in a position to confirm when the purchase will take place.

I will however continue to make a strong case for increased and sustained funding for Education, to permit this and many other much needed school build projects to proceed to construction as soon as possible.