AQO 3167/22-27 Oral question to the Minister of Education
To ask the Minister of Education for an update on the appointment of an Independent Planning Commission.
Asked by Eóin Tennyson MLA on 12 February 2026
- Answered
- Oral
- After due date
- Tabled
- 12 February 2026
- Answer due by
- 23 February 2026
- Answered
- 24 February 202612 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Education
- Priority question
- No
Answer
My Department has set out its proposals for a Five-Year Education Budget Strategy. Consultation on the strategy closes on 3 April 2026.
The strategy includes proposals to restructure the school estate and within that context an Independent Planning Commission may be appointed to lead on this work. I will make a decision on the establishment of an Independent Planning Commission and process for doing so, if applicable, after the responses to the consultation have been considered.