Written answers
Tuesday, 17 September 2019
Department of Education and Skills
Schools Building Projects Expenditure
Thomas Byrne (Meath East, Fianna Fail)
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202. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of 42 new schools announced in April 2018; the cost incurred to date; the estimated cost of buildings which have not been delivered to date for these schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37266/19]
Joe McHugh (Donegal, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table:
| Item | Cost incurred to date (€) |
|---|---|
| 42 new schools announced in April 2018* | €2,934,100 |
*costs relate to 17 of the 42 schools announced in April 2018, which opened in Sept 2019
Before any project goes to tender a pre-tender cost estimate is established. However pre-tender cost estimates are not published as it is not in the interests of the overall school building programme to publish such information.These costs can vary depending on site conditions, planning conditions , tender outcomes etc.
Thomas Byrne (Meath East, Fianna Fail)
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203. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount spent in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019 on consultants for school building projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37267/19]
Joe McHugh (Donegal, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table:
| Year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 (to date) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amount spent on Design Team Fees such as Architects, Engineers etc. for school building projects (€)* | 18,185,413 | 22,456,989 | 21,836,136 | 13,322,114 |
While the delivery of major capital projects on the school building programme uses external design teams (Architects, Engineers etc.) appointed by tender to deliver specific projects these are not termed “consultants” in terms of the Deputy’s question. Accountancy firms are not used on major school building projects at all. Design team fees are tendered on a percentage basis and then locked in to a fixed sum when design has been developed at Stage 2A of design process.
In relation to devolved grant schemes i.e. Additional Accommodation Scheme, Summer Works Scheme, consultants fees are included as part of the grant and are not broken out separately. Therefore these fees are not included in the above table.
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