Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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235. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a clerk of works was appointed for the construction of a school (details supplied); if the clerk conducted inspections of the building; if those inspections included issues relating to fire safety and-or structural issues; if these issues were raised with the company contracted to build the school; if the company committed to addressing these concerns as part of a snag list; if a clerk of works or another company acting on behalf of his Department signed off on the snag list as complete; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46932/18]

Joe McHugh (Donegal, Fine Gael)
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I wish to advise the Deputy that since 2017 the Department has adopted a policy of appointing Clerks of Works to projects under construction. However, the school in question was completed prior to this and did not have a Clerk of Works.

It should be noted that the responsibility to provide the detailed design, to obtain fire certification and to erect and certify the buildings rests with the Design and Build Contractor and his design team. The contractor and his Design Team are wholly responsible for the construction and certification of the building.

Prior to final close out of contracts the Department's consultants carry out an inspection of the building which was effected in this case in the company of the School Principal, the Contractor and his Architects who confirmed that all defects had been satisfactorily completed.