Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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97. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the degree to which a satisfactory conclusion in terms of the continuation of the school building project at a campus (details supplied) which has been interrupted by the liquidation of the building company will be made; if alternative arrangements will be be put in place with a view to completion of the project in line with the timescale set out in the original projection or as close as possible thereto; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29372/18]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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Once the company for the project to which the Deputy refers went into liduidation, steps were immediately taken by the client, which is the local Education and Training Board (ETB), and its Design Team to get the project back on track.

These include:

- The development of a critical time path to carry out all of the necessary design and re-tendering procedures in the shortest timeframe possible

- The overlapping of procedures where possible to limit delivery time

- The commencement of the pre-qualification process for a new contractor to finish out the buildings

- The implementation of arrangements to finish out the existing precast concrete work and the steel work on the roofs to enable the handover of a neat package to a new contractor

Given the substantial amount of work to be done, unfortunately it will not be possible to complete the buildings in line with the former due delivery date.  It is expected that the necessary preparatory work will be completed to enable the project to be tendered later this year with a new contractor on site in March 2019 and a completion date of June 2020.  The accommodation needs of the schools will be met in the intervening period.