Kevin Humphreys (Dublin South East, Labour)
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212. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the building programme for a school (details supplied); the progress that has been made on the planning and design process; when is it expected that building will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41977/13]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Responsibility for the delivery of a new 16 classroom school referred to by the Deputy has been devolved to the Office of Public Works.

The project is at the early stages of architectural planning and I understand that the OPW is currently liaising with the school authorities to progress the sketch scheme for the school. A site survey has been completed and a building survey on the existing historical building is being planned.

The school project is included in the 5 Year Construction Programme announced in March 2012 and is scheduled to commence construction in 2014/2015. Final decisions as to when construction will commence will be dependent on the progress of the project through the various stages of design and the local authority planning process.