Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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206. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a new building for the relocation of a school (details supplied); the funding that has been allocated for this project; the estimated completion date for the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46504/18]

Joe McHugh (Donegal, Fine Gael)
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I am pleased to inform the Deputy that funding was approved for a new 4- classroom building for the school to which he refers in June of this year.

The project has been devolved for delivery to the school authority so it is now a matter for the Board of Management to advance the design and construction work. As the project is in the very early stages of architectural planning it is not possible at this time to say when the project will be completed. With regard to the funding allocated, this is commercially sensitive until the tender process for a contractor for the project has been completed.

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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207. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a development at a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46506/18]

Joe McHugh (Donegal, Fine Gael)
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The project to which the Deputy refers has been devolved for delivery to the local Education and Training Board (ETB).

My Department recently approved the project to proceed to Stage 2(a) of the architectural planning process which is the developed design stage. It is a matter for the ETB, as the client for the project, to ensure that this is completed as quickly as possible. Once the Stage 2(a) submission is approved by my Department, the next step for the ETB's Design Team will be to obtain the statutory planning approvals. When these are in place, the project can proceed to tender and construction.