Niamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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201. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will expedite the new facility for a school (details supplied) as a priority; the starting date for this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32063/17]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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The Stage 2(b) Detailed Design Report was recently submitted to my Department by the Board of Management and its Design Team. Following receipt of that submission, my Department authorised the Board of Management to instruct its Design Team to commence the pre-qualification process for the assessment of suitably qualified contractors to which the project can be tendered. This authorisation was granted by my Department in order to expedite the tender process for this project by running the pre-qualification in tandem with the finalisation of Stage 2(b). The Design Team has commenced this process and the closing date for the e-tenders advertisement was the 19th June 2017. The Design Team has informed my Department that it expects to complete its assessment of the pre-qualification submissions in the coming weeks and will then submit its report on the shortlist of contractors to my Department.

Upon completion of the review of the Stage 2(b) submission my Department will immediately revert to the school with a timeframe to proceed to tender and construction stage.