Brendan Ryan (Dublin Fingal, Labour)
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82. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 177 of 10 July 2019, the progress being made on the project to provide a new build, extension and refurbishment of a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39103/19]

Joe McHugh (Donegal, Fine Gael)
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The building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is included in my Department’s Construction Programme which is being delivered under the National Development Plan. The project will bring the school accommodation up to 16 mainstream classrooms and a 2-classroom Special Educational Needs Base.

This project is one of the school building projects on my Department’s ADAPT 2 Programme which contains 16 school building projects. A Project Manager is appointed to this Programme.

The process to appoint a Design Team – (Architect, Quantity Surveyor, Civil & Structural Engineer and Mechanical & Electrical Engineer) for the school in question is ongoing. The appointment of the PSDP (Project Supervisor of the Design Process) was completed on 9 September.

The Board of Management attended Department offices on 18 September to assist in the final assessment of the quality criteria for the Design Team. The appointment process will be completed in the coming weeks.

The Design Team can then commence Stage 1 of Architectural Planning which includes the site report and producing sketch scheme options to be submitted to the Department for consideration.

Brendan Ryan (Dublin Fingal, Labour)
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83. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 215 of 26 February 2019, if there is an expected completion date for a project at a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39106/19]

Joe McHugh (Donegal, Fine Gael)
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The building contractor delivering the project referred to by the deputy has experienced a number of delay issues throughout the course of the works. The project had been scheduled for completion in March 2019; however, the contractor has now issued a revised programme targeting completion in the second quarter of 2020.

My Department is in regular contact with the Board of Management of the school and the Design Team for the project and held a meeting on 5th September with both parties to review progress on site.

Brendan Ryan (Dublin Fingal, Labour)
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84. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 540 of 23 July 2019, if a preferred contractor has been chosen for the project; if so, when the letter of intent will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39107/19]

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).

I can confirm that a preferred contractor has been identified and we understand from KWETB that a letter of intent has now issued.