Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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232. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when building work will commence on a new building for a school (details supplied) in County Limerick.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12288/18]

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

The project has been tendered and the ETB recently submitted the Tender Report.  This Report is currently being evaluated by my Department's professional and technical staff. Once the Tender Report has been evaluated, and assuming that there are no issues with it, the project will be approved to proceed to tender and construction.

Thomas Byrne (Meath East, Fianna Fail)
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233. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an extension to a college (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12289/18]

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

The contractor for the project has entered Examinership and was not prepared to complete the works.  Consequently, the ETB terminated the contract.  Arrangements are currently being made to draw up a scope of works for tenders to finish out the contract.