Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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112. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is aware of delays to commencement of the rebuild at a school (details supplied); if he has now examined the timetable of construction and the reasons for delay; if he is aware of the urgent need for this project to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18007/16]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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The major building project for the school in question is at an advanced stage of architectural planning, Stage 2(b) - Detailed Design, which includes the applications for Planning Permission, Fire Certificate and Disability Access Certificate and the preparation of Tender Documents. All statutory approvals have been secured and the Design Team were authorised to complete Stage 2b.

The stage 2b report has been reviewed by my Department and additional information was requested. The Design Teams response is currently under review and when that review is complete my Department will revert to the school with regard to the further progression of the project.

However, until the stage 2b report has been fully approved it will not be possible to provide any further indication of the timeframe for the progression of the project to tender and construction.

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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113. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is aware of delays to commencement of the rebuild at a school (details supplied); if he has now examined the timetable of construction and the reasons for delay; if he is aware of the urgent need for this project to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18008/16]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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The school building project for the school to which the Deputy refers is at an advanced stage of architectural planning. All statutory approvals have been obtained and the Stage 2b submission has been approved by my Department.

A tender exercise for a replacement Consultant Mechanical & Electrical Engineer is currently being finalised by my Department.

However, on 1st January 2016 there were 66 major projects under construction. Since the start of this year 14 more major projects have been progressed to construction and there are currently 36 projects authorised to progress through the tender process with a view to starting on site in the coming months. That represents a total of 116 major projects either under construction or progressing to commence construction in 2016. The existing contractual commitments for 2016 now fully account for the funding allocation available in 2016.

My officials will continue to closely monitor expenditure on existing contractual commitments over the coming months and, as funding allows, other projects, including the project for the school in question will be considered for progression through the tender process with a view to starting on site as soon as possible.