Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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966. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a school building project (details supplied) in County Kildare; if this will be included in the next five year plan-capital building programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21757/15]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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I wish to advise the Deputy that the building project to host the proposed amalgamation of the schools to which he refers is at an early stage of the architectural planning process. The Pre Stage 1 meeting was held last November and the Department requested that the school address a number of points as part of the Stage 1 report. The Stage 1 report was recently received in the Department and is currently under review. Upon satisfactory completion of the Stage 1 review and subject to no further issues arising, the project will then be authorised to progress to Stage 2(a), which is the developed sketch design stage.

It is intended that school building projects in architectural planning, including this project, will be progressed to final planning stages so that they will be well placed for consideration in the context of future construction programmes.

Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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967. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a school building project (details supplied) in County Kildare; if this will be included in the next five year plan-capital building programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21758/15]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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The school building project referred to by the Deputy is on the current 5 year construction programme announced in 2012. It is listed on the programme to proceed to tender and construction in 2015/16.

The project is at an early stage of Architectural Planning. The Pre Stage 1 meeting, was held in February 2015, and the Design Team and school authority were authorised to progress to Stage 2A, which is the developed sketch design stage. Upon successful completion of stage 2A and subject to no issues arising, this project will then be authorised to proceed to Stage 2B - Detailed Design Stage, which includes applications for Planning Permission, Fire Safety Certification, Disability Access Certification and the preparation of tender documents.