Willie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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244. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when construction of a new secondary school at Mungret, County Limerick will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30621/18]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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The delivery of a project for the school to which the Deputy refers is being devolved for delivery to the local Education and Training Board (ETB).

To enable this, my Department has issued a Service Level Agreement to the ETB.

The execution of this Service Level Agreement will allow the ETB to procure a Design Team to take the project through the various stages of architectural planning and onwards through the statutory planning requirements and construction.

The timeframe for the construction of the project will not be known until the design stages have been completed and planning permission secured.

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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245. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the refurbishment and provision of an extension for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30648/18]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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246. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the start date for prefab replacement for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30649/18]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 245 and 246 together.

As the Deputy will be aware, a project for the school in question is included in my Department's 6 Year Construction Programme.

I understand that the technical assessment process in respect of the project (to include the extension, refurbishment and prefab replacement) has been completed and the Project Brief is now being finalised. In that context, my Department will be in further contact with the school shortly in relation to the next steps to be taken to initiate the architectural planning process for the project concerned.

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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247. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the progress for the delivery of a new school building for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30650/18]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy is aware, the building project for the school to which he refers is included on my Department's capital programme.

Officials in my Department are working closely with officials in the relevant local authority in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding in relation to the identification and acquisition of a suitable site to facilitate the school building project. A potential site option has been identified and is being progressed.

Once the site has been secured, a project to provide permanent accommodation for the school will be progressed into the architectural planning process.

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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248. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding progress on a permanent school building project for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30651/18]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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The major building project referred to by the Deputy is at an advanced stage of architectural planning Stage 2b (Detailed Design), which includes the application for statutory approvals and the preparation of tender documents. All statutory approvals have been secured.

The Design Team is currently completing the Stage 2b submission.  Upon receipt and review of this report my Department will revert to the Board of Management with regard to the further progression of the project at that time.