Fiona O'Loughlin (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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212. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the planned extension to a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23299/19]

Joe McHugh (Donegal, Fine Gael)
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The process of Pre-Qualification of contractors for the project in question is underway.  The Pre-qualification process culminates in the compilation of shortlists of suitable candidates for each respective discipline. The Department has recently authorised the Design Team to complete the pre-qualification process.

When the Pre-Qualification process is completed the project will then be progressed to tender stage which normally takes between 7 and 8 months to complete.

Fiona O'Loughlin (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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213. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the planned extension to a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23300/19]

Joe McHugh (Donegal, Fine Gael)
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The process of Pre-Qualification of contractors for the project in question is underway.  The Pre-qualification process culminates in the compilation of shortlists of suitable candidates for each respective discipline. The Department has recently authorised the Design Team to complete the pre-qualification process.

When the Pre-Qualification process is completed the project will then be progressed to tender stage which normally takes between 7 and 8 months to complete.

Fiona O'Loughlin (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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214. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the planned extension to a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23301/19]

Joe McHugh (Donegal, Fine Gael)
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The major building project referred to by the Deputy is at an advanced stage of architectural planning Stage 2b (Detailed Design), which includes the application for statutory approvals and the preparation of tender documents.

The Design Team is currently working on preparing the applications for the statutory approvals, namely, Planning Permission, Disability Access Certificate and Fire Safety Certificate and expect to be in a position to lodge the planning application shortly.

Concurrently, authorisation has issued for the relocation and decant of the temporary accommodation element of this project and planning permission in respect of this has recently been received. 

Once all statutory approvals have been received the Design Team will work on finalising the Stage 2b report which will be submitted through the Board of Management to my Department.

Upon completion and review of the Stage 2(b) submission, the project will then be authorised to complete pre-qualification of Contractors.  Pre-qualification normally takes between 8 and 12 weeks to complete.

When pre-qualification is complete the project will then be progressed to tender stage. A tender stage normally takes between 7 and 8 months to complete. 

Fiona O'Loughlin (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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215. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the planned extension to a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23302/19]

Joe McHugh (Donegal, Fine Gael)
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The project referred to by the Deputy has been devolved for delivery to the National Development Finance Agency (NDFA).

I can inform the Deputy that the NDFA has started preparations for the appointment of a design team for the project. This appointment will be a key first step in the design and construction stages. While at this early stage it is not possible to provide a timeline for completion of the project, the NDFA will be engaging directly with the school authority to keep it informed of progress.

Fiona O'Loughlin (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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216. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the planned extension to a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23303/19]

Joe McHugh (Donegal, Fine Gael)
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The project referred to by the Deputy has been devolved for delivery to the National Development Finance Agency (NDFA).

I can inform the Deputy that the NDFA has started preparations for the appointment of a design team for the project. This appointment will be a key first step in the design and construction stages. While at this early stage it is not possible to provide a timeline for completion of the project, the NDFA will be engaging directly with the school authority to keep it informed of progress.