Brendan Ryan (Dublin Fingal, Labour)
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167. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 540 of 23 July 2019, if the letter of intent has issued; if a letter of acceptance has issued; when construction will commence on site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37077/19]

Joe McHugh (Donegal, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy is aware, the delivery of the project for Naas Community College has been devolved to Kildare and Wicklow Education & Training Board (KWETB).

The project is still at tender stage and the Letter of Intent has not issued yet. It is expected that the project will commence construction towards the end of this year so that it will be completed before September 2021.

Brendan Ryan (Dublin Fingal, Labour)
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168. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 541 of 23 July 2019, if the tender report has been approved; if the letter of intent has issued; if a letter of acceptance has issued; when construction will commence on site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37078/19]

Joe McHugh (Donegal, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy is aware, the delivery of the Maynooth Campus project has been devolved to Kildare and Wicklow Education & Training Board (KWETB).

I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the tender report for this project has been approved by my Department. The Letter of Acceptance has issued and construction commenced yesterday. It is expected that the project will be completed before September 2020.

Brendan Ryan (Dublin Fingal, Labour)
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169. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 217 of 9 July 2019, if tenders have been invited for the project; if so, the closing date for receipt of tenders; when work will commence and finish on the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37079/19]

Brendan Ryan (Dublin Fingal, Labour)
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213. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 217 of 9 July 2019, if tenders have been invited for the project; the closing date for receipt of tenders; when work will commence and finish on the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37295/19]

Joe McHugh (Donegal, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 169 and 213 together

The major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is currently at Stage 2(b) – Detailed Design.

The pre-qualification process to select a short-list of suitable contractors has been completed and the Design Team is currently finalising the tender documentation.

Once this work is complete, my Department will be in contact with the Board of Management of the school regarding the progression of the project to the next stage of architectural planning, Stage 3 - tender stage.

Brendan Ryan (Dublin Fingal, Labour)
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170. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 218 of 9 July 2019, if tenders have been invited for the project; if they have the closing date for receipt of tenders; when work will commence and finish on the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37080/19]

Brendan Ryan (Dublin Fingal, Labour)
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214. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 218 of 9 July 2019, if tenders have been invited for the project; the closing date for receipt of tenders; when work will commence and finish on the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37296/19]

Joe McHugh (Donegal, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 170 and 214 together

This building project referred to by the Deputy is included in my Department’s Construction Programme which is being delivered under the National Development Plan.

The major building project is currently at an advanced stage of architectural planning Stage 2b – Detailed Design, which includes securing Planning Permission, Fire Certificate and Disability Access Certificate and the preparation of tender documents.

The process of Pre-Qualification of contractors to compile a short-list of suitable candidates is now complete. The next step for this project will be Stage 3 – tender stage. In that context, the Department will shortly be in contact with the school and Design Team to update them on the further progression of this major building project.

Brendan Ryan (Dublin Fingal, Labour)
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171. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 219 of 9 July 2019, when phase 1 and 2 of the project will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37083/19]

Brendan Ryan (Dublin Fingal, Labour)
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215. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 219 of 9 July 2019, when phases 1 and 2 of the project will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37299/19]

Joe McHugh (Donegal, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 171 and 215 together

The school building project to which the Deputy refers is currently on site.

The first phase, consisting of the construction of the new 8 classroom school is due for completion in Quarter 4 2019. The second phase is due for completion in Quarter 2 2020.

Brendan Ryan (Dublin Fingal, Labour)
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172. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 279 of 21 May 2019, if there has been progress in finalising the project brief; if so, the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37084/19]

Brendan Ryan (Dublin Fingal, Labour)
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216. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 279 of 21 May 2019, if there has been progress in finalising the project brief; if so, the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37300/19]

Joe McHugh (Donegal, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 172 and 216 together

My Department is close to finalising the accommodation brief for the proposed building project at the school in question and will be in contact with the school authorities when this process has been completed.