Written answers

Wednesday, 20 April 2016

Department of Education and Skills

Schools Building Projects Status

Photo of Maurice QuinlivanMaurice Quinlivan (Limerick City, Sinn Fein)
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413. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total amount of funding that has been secured, and expended, to date, for the construction of a proposed secondary school in the Limerick city east area; the total amount of funding that it is envisioned will be provided; the schedule of expending these funds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7397/16]

Photo of Jan O'SullivanJan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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As the Deputy is aware, I announced details in November 2015, of the major school building projects that are scheduled to proceed to construction over the next six years, as part of the Government's €2.8 billion capital investment programme.

A new post primary school for the area to which the Deputy refers was included in this announcement. My Department has commenced the process of identifying a suitable site for the proposed school development and the project is scheduled to proceed to tender and construction in 2018 as outlined in the programme. In that regard no funding has been expended to date. You will also appreciate that due to commercial sensitivities and so as not to invalidate the procurement process, it is not possible to provide details of the level of funding allocated to any major capital project until the procurement process has been completed.

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