Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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85. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the potential impact of the examinership of a company (details supplied) for schools impacted by the collapse of a company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16863/18]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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The schools referred to by the Deputy form part of Schools Bundle 5, the PPP project which has been impacted by the liquidation of Carillion Construction Ltd and Carilllion AMBS Ltd. 

Sammon Contracting Ireland Ltd (SCIL) was the sub-contractor to Carillion Construction Ltd on the Schools Bundle 5 PPP Project.  This encompasses five school buildings and one further education college, across four sites in Bray, Wexford, Carlow and Kells. 

As Carillion Construction Ltd is now in liquidation, that contract has been terminated and a retendering process for completion of the school buildings is being undertaken by infrastructure fund manager DIF on behalf of the PPP Company. 

As the Deputy will be aware, an examiner has been appointed to Sammon Contracting Group, including SCIL. The tender evaluation process is currently being conducted by DIF and any implications arising from the examinership will need to be considered as part of this process.

Management representatives of the relevant schools continue to be kept informed of developments by my Department. 

Sammon Contracting Ireland Ltd is also currently delivering three large scale non-PPP school building projects.  A fourth project, which was ready for occupation in September 2017, requires completion of external works. The Department is directly engaging with the examiner in relation to these projects.