Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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261. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the arrangements being made for September 2018 with respect to schools (details supplied) in view of the delay in delivering the new buildings; the process and the expected delivery date for the schools; the steps he will take to include milestone dates towards the delivery of the schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30727/18]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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My Department is liaising with the Patron to identify the accommodation needs of the schools to which the Deputy refers pending the delivery of their new school buildings.  I met with the Principals of the schools recently and I was glad to be able to give them assurances that their needs in this regard will be met.

Since the liquidation of the contractor for the permanent buildings, the Patron and its design team and Department officials have been working closely to ensure that a new contractor is appointed as quickly as possible to complete both schools.  A notice has been published on the eTenders website, with a closing date of 23rd July 2018, seeking expressions of interest from contractors wishing to be considered for the completion of the project.  Identification of all outstanding works necessary to complete both schools is also on-going.

The current works programme indicates a re-tendering of the project in November 2018 with a view to having a contractor back on site by the end of March 2019 and an expected completion date of June 2020.