Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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211. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the construction of a new building for a school (details supplied) in County Galway will commence; when approval to go to tender will be granted to the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2007/15]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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The major school building project for the school to which the Deputy refers is at an advanced stage of architectural planning. The schools Design Team are currently working on Stage 2b - Detailed Design, which involves obtaining planning permission, fire certificate and disability access certificate and the completion of tender documents.

When all of the relevant statutory approvals have been obtained and the Stage 2b report submitted and reviewed, the Department will contact the Board of Management with regard to the potential, at that time, for further progression of the project. The project was not included in the 5 year construction programme announced in 2012.

It is not possible to progress all projects within the Department's building programme to construction concurrently due to competing demands on the Department's capital budget. However, school building projects, including this project, which have not been included in the five year construction programme but which were previously initiated will continue to be progressed to final planning stages in anticipation of the possibility of further funds being available to the Department in the future.

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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212. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary schools that have band 1.1 rating and are at stage 2B detailed design or are having tender documents prepared; the names and addresses of these schools; if it is intended to approve these schools to go to tender this year; if these schools will be included in the list of schools to go to construction in 2015 and 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2008/15]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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Building projects for sixteen Primary Schools have a Band 1.1 Rating and are currently at Stage 2b (Detailed Design) which includes applications for Planning Permission, Fire Safety Certification, Disability Access Certification and the preparation of tender documents. A table noting the details of these schools is attached.

Ten of these schools are included in my Department's five year construction programme to proceed to Tender and Construction. When the Stage 2b Submissions for these projects have been received and assessed, my Department will then be in touch with the relevant school authorities regarding the progression of their projects to tender stage.

Due to competing demands on my Department's capital budget, imposed by the need to prioritise the limited funding available for the provision of additional school accommodation to meet increasing demographic requirements, it was not possible to include the remaining six projects, currently progressing through Stage 2(b), in the current five year construction programme.

School building projects, which have been initiated but not included in the current five year construction programme continue to be progressed to final planning stages of architectural planning in anticipation of the possibility of further funds being available to my Department in the future. These six projects remain available to be considered for progression in that context.