Pat Gallagher (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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242. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the status of an application for a new school building (details supplied) in County Donegal; the timeline for the delivery of this school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49060/18]

Joe McHugh (Donegal, Fine Gael)
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The major building project for the school to which the Deputy refers is at an advanced stage of architectural planning, Stage 2b – Detailed Design, which includes the applications for Planning Permission, Fire Cert and Disability Access Cert and the preparation of tender documents. All statutory approvals have been obtained.

The Stage 2(b) submission for the project has been reviewed by my Department and comments have issued to the school and its Design Team.

The Design Team is currently working on a submission to my Department outlining the steps required to achieve compliance with Part L of the Building Regulations 2017 (NZEB). On receipt and review of this submission, my Department will revert to school with regard to the further progression of the project at that time.

Pat Gallagher (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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243. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the status of an application for a new school building (details supplied); the timeline for the delivery of same; when the project will go to construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49062/18]

Joe McHugh (Donegal, Fine Gael)
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The major building project for the school referenced by the Deputy is currently at Stage 1 of the Architectural Planning Process. A Design Team was appointed to this project in June 2017.

Stage 1 is the Preliminary Design Stage where the Design Team analyse all the constraints of the site, develop a preferred design option and cost plan. A Stakeholders meeting was held on 10th October last where the design proposals were presented by the school and its Design Team. Following a detailed review of the proposals presented at that meeting the Design Team was asked to revert with an Addendum Report.

Upon satisfactory completion of Stage 1 my Department will be in a position to authorise the project to progress to the next stages of Architectural Planning which includes detailed design, obtaining statutory approvals and the preparation of tender documents.

This project is included in the 6 year construction programme and is scheduled therein to go to construction 2019 - 2021.