Thomas Pringle (Donegal, Independent)
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179. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the design and planning stages of the school building project for a school (details supplied); if this school is being prioritised due to the continued deterioration of the prefabs which make up the school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52959/17]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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The project at the school referred to by the Deputy, will comprise of a new two storey 8 classroom primary school at the existing site.

In June of this year a Design Team was appointed and the project commenced Stage 1 of the Architectural Planning Process. Stage 1 is the Preliminary Design Stage where the Design Team in conjunction with the school authorities will analyse all the constraints of the site, develop a preferred design option and ensure that the preferred option is the best option for the delivery of the brief.

Once the Stage 1 submission has been received and reviewed by my Department a meeting will be arranged with the school authorities and its Design Team to review and progress the design proposals.

The project will be progressed through the normal stages of architectural planning and it will be a matter for the school and its design team to expedite the progression of the design through those stages.