Written answers

Tuesday, 23 November 2004

Department of Education and Science

Schools Refurbishment

10:00 pm

Photo of Michael RingMichael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 450: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the proper procedures were put in place in relation to a school (details supplied) in County Mayo; the tests which were carried out on the tiles and roof of this school; if there were regular inspections of the roof as it was in progress; the person who carried out the inspections; the reports which are available on file in this matter; if she will provide this Deputy with a copy of the reports on file; if all these inspections were carried out in the first instance, the reason it was necessary to change the design when the school was being re-roofed; the further reason this design was put in place when the building was roofed on the first occasion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29936/04]

Photo of Mary HanafinMary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The architectural service for this project was provided by my Department's professional and technical staff. Regular site meetings and site inspections were carried out by a range of technical personnel from my Department during construction. This school was built to a standard Department design that has been successfully used throughout the country over a 15-year period. However, it was deemed prudent to change the roof design in this instance as the original design was unable to deal with the exceptional and unpredictable local wind factors.

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