Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 393: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the delay in the construction of the Athboy Community College, County Meath, under public private partnership; when the project will commence; when the works will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19105/10]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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Athboy Community School is one of six schools included in the 2nd bundle of primary/post-primary projects being provided under my Department's PPP programme. The other schools in the bundle are Bantry Community College and Gaelscoil Bheanntrai, Co. Cork, Kildare Town Community School, Abbeyfeale Community College and Wicklow Town Community College.

Macquarie Partnerships for Ireland (MPFI) were announced as the preferred tenderer in October 2009 and they have recently received full planning permission for five of the six schools together with a notification of a Decision to Grant in the case of the sixth School. Subject to the successful completion of the planning process for each of the six schools it is envisaged that the contract with MPFI will be ready to be signed by the National Development Finance Agency in early June and all six schools should be ready for occupation in the Autumn of 2011.