Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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96. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a building project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49659/17]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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The major building project for Whitecross NS has reached an advanced stage of architectural planning, Stage 2(b), which includes the pre-qualification of contractors and the preparation of tender documents.

In May 2017, the Department gave approval to the school authorities to have their Design Team commence the process of Pre-Qualification of Contractors and I am informed by the Design Team that this process is now complete.

The Design Team has informed my Department that it is currently working on completing a revised Stage 2 (b) submission which it expects to submit for review shortly.  Upon review of the revised submission my Department will revert to the school with a timeframe for progression of the project to tender stage.