Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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194. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the next phase of the school building for a school (details supplied) will commence; the position regarding this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21687/17]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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The project referred to by the Deputy was authorised to proceed to tender in October 2016.

However, as the pre-qualification of contractors had first been conducted by the design team in April 2015 the design team, concerned about the possibility of legal challenges, asked the Office of Government Procurement for advice on this matter. The advice was that it would be prudent to run the pre-qualification again.

The Design Team has rerun the pre-qualification of suitable contractors and are due to go to tender later this month. 

Subject to no issues arising it is anticipated that construction will commence in late 2017 and the project is scheduled to take approximately 18 months to complete.  

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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195. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the provision of a new site for a school (details supplied) as announced in November 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21688/17]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy is aware, a project for a new school building for the school to which he refers is included on my Department's capital programme.

Officials in my Department are working closely with officials from Fingal County Council under the Memorandum of Understanding in relation to the acquisition of a suitable permanent location for the Gaelscoil. A suitable site has been identified and discussions are ongoing with the Council in relation to this acquisition and the development of infrastructure required to facilitate the school on the site.

Due to commercial sensitivities relating to site acquisitions generally I am not in a position to provide further details at this time.