Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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117. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made on advancing to the construction phase of the new school buildings for a school (details supplied). [9782/20]

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

In December 2019, the Department received the Stage 2(b) submission for this project. In order to expedite the progression of the major building project, the Department authorised the school and its Design Team to commence the pre-qualification process to select a shortlist of contractors in parallel with the Department’s review of the Stage 2(b) submission for this project.

The review of the Stage 2(b) submission and the pre-qualification process are currently on-going.

Upon review of the submission my Department will be in contact with the school regarding the further progression of the project at that time.