Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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200. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of applications for works submitted by a school (details supplied). [32393/18]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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The building project referred to by the Deputy is for a new 650 pupil Post Primary school on a Greenfield site. 

The project is currently at Stage 2A of Architectural Planning which includes developing the Design to a stage where it is fully cost planned and can be prepared to lodge for Statutory Approval. 

A Stage 2A meeting was held on June 28 2018 and the Design Team is required to follow up with an addendum submission. The project was authorised to proceed with the application for planning and statutory consent. Outline planning permission was secured as part of the Stage 2A process.

Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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201. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the new building for a school (details supplied) will be ready. [32394/18]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy may be aware, the project to which he refers is being delivered on my Department's behalf by school’s local authority.  The local authority recently notified officials that the project is currently some 6 to 8 weeks behind schedule and that a recent works programme provided by the Contractor indicated a completion date in 2019.

My Department instructed the local authority to inform the contractor that it expects a programme of works that sees the project completed well before the end of 2018.  A revised programme to reflect this requirement is awaited.  The local authority and its Design Team, with the support of my Department, will persist in pursuing the contractor for as speedy a delivery of this project as possible.

My Department understands that the local authority is keeping the school informed of developments and this will continue to be the case.