Charles Flanagan (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 139: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the status of all school building projects in County Laois including projected time-frames for completion of same. [26661/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I wish to inform the Deputy that there are currently thirteen school building projects being progressed in my Department for County Laois. The process of appointing Design Teams to three school building projects is under way. One school building project is at stage 3 (Developed Sketch Scheme); four projects are at stage 4/5 (Detail Design/Bill of Quantities), one of which has submitted a tender report to my Department; five projects are at stage 7/8 (Post Contract Control/Practical Completion and Handover of Building), of which three are currently on site and two are practically completed.

As the projects range from the appointment of Design Teams to Practical Completion, this is a further indication of progress under the Schools Building and Modernisation Programme. However, as with all major building projects, it is impossible to predict with certainty the exact date of completion for those projects not yet under construction.