Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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158. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the number of prequalified contractors has been reduced from ten to eight in the re-tendering process for the two schools in Maynooth education campus; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board, KWETB, has reduced this number to seven prequalified contractors and that the tender is to go out the week ending 8 March 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11988/19]

Joe McHugh (Donegal, Fine Gael)
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I can inform the Deputy that only eight valid submissions were received for the prequalification process in respect of the retendering of the project to which she refers. One of those submissions failed to meet the minimum prequalification criteria. In that context, tender documents for completion of the project will issue to seven contractors next week.

Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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159. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a report was composed by the team from his Department that visited Maynooth education campus in August 2018 which determined the application for additional accommodation to be refused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11989/19]

Joe McHugh (Donegal, Fine Gael)
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I wish to advise the Deputy that the matter of temporary accommodation was discussed during a site visit relating to the major capital project currently being undertaken at the school. The Department clarified to the patron, Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board, that there is adequate accommodation available at the ETB's property at Manor Mills to accommodate additional enrolments pending construction of the new permanent school buildings. A report was not composed relating to this matter following the site visit.

I understand that the new school buildings will be going to tender shortly with a view to going on site early in the Summer and the project remains on target for occupation in September 2020.