Martin Heydon (Kildare South, Fine Gael)
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126. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a school building project (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52435/18]

Joe McHugh (Donegal, Fine Gael)
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This project is currently at Stage 2B of Architectural Planning.  Planning Permission has been received and the Disability Access Certificate and Fire Safety Certificate have been granted.

The Department has authorised the pre-qualification of contractors. The school was informed of the timeframe for progression of the project to tender stage and construction stage and the steps involved.  When pre-qualification is complete the project will then be progressed to tender stage.  A tender stage takes between 7 and 8 months to complete.

This major building project is included on my Department’s 6 year Programme and is expected to commence construction in mid-2019.