Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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235. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeframe for the delivery of the planned education campus at Ballinrea, Carrigaline, County Cork; when he expects the project to go to tender; the expected date of commencement of construction and the occupancy of the three new school buildings; if the capital funding is in place for the delivery of this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39341/17]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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The project to which the Deputy refers has been devolved for delivery to Cork Education & Training Board.

Contractors for enabling works have been invited to tender. The tenders received are currently being evaluated by the Design Team and it is expected that a Tender Report will be submitted to my Department later this month. It is intended that the enabling works will be carried out in October/November.

The pre-qualification process for the main contractors has also been run and the submissions received on foot of that process are also currently being evaluated by the Design Team. It is expected that a preliminary Report in this matter will be submitted to my Department in October.

As soon as contractors are pre-qualified and tender documents are completed, the project will then be considered for progression to tender and construction stage.

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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236. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 10 of 6 July 2017, if a building project at a school (details supplied) will proceed to construction stage at an early date in view of the delays that have occurred and the need to provide additional and upgraded permanent school accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39346/17]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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The Stage 2b process for the major building project at the school to which the Deputy refers has recently been completed and the project will now proceed to Stage 3 (Tender Stage). The Department will be in contact with the Board of Management shortly with regard to progressing the building project through Tender and Construction stages.

In parallel, the Board of Management and its Design Team are currently completing the pre-qualification process. The Invitation to tender will issue to the short-list of contractors when the pre-qualification process is complete.

Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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237. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 108 and 421, of 5 May and 20 June 2017 respectively, when funding will be approved for the new purpose school at a school (details supplied); when the project will move to the next stage of the process; and when the new school will be complete. [39375/17]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy is aware, a building project for the school in question was included in the Department's 6 Year Capital Programme.

In that regard, I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has been in recent contact with the school in respect of information that is required to progress the proposed project. I understand that the school has undertaken to provide this information to my Department.

When this information is received and considered, my Department will be in further contact with the school authority regard the building project.