Neale Richmond (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
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578. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the construction of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 14; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15112/20]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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The school referred to by the Deputy has been assigned for delivery under my Department's Design and Build Programme. This delivery programme uses a professional external Project Manager to progress the project through the relevant stages of architectural planning and construction. The project is currently in the Architectural Planning phase with site surveys completed.  A pre-planning meeting that had been scheduled for 13th March 2020 was cancelled due to Covid-19.

When planning is secured, the project will proceed to tender and construction.

Pending the delivery of the permanent accommodation the Patron Body has been advised that the Department will be providing interim start-up accommodation on the campus of Notre Dame school for the school to open in September 2020.

Neale Richmond (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
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579. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status on the construction of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 14; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15113/20]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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The school referred to by the Deputy has been assigned for delivery under my Department's Design and Build Programme. This delivery programme uses a professional external Project Manager to progress the project through the relevant stages of architectural planning and construction. The project is currently in early Architectural Planning.  The next milestone in the progression of the project will be the preparation of the planning application. In advance of the submission of the planning application, the school will be invited to review the plans. Once all statutory approvals have been secured, the project will proceed to tender and construction stages.

Neale Richmond (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
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580. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status on the construction of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 18; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15114/20]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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Planning permission for the school building project referred to by the Deputy was granted by Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council on the 13th June 2019 subject to 18 no. conditions.  Two of these conditions relating to the provision of a public greenway were subsequently the subject of a first party appeal by my Department to An Bord Pleanála.  The decision of An Bord Pleanála overturning these two conditions was received on the 4^thFebruary 2020. The ABP decision has facilitated the progression to the next stage ie tender and construction.  The current position is that tender documents are being prepared and when these are finalised in the coming months the project will then be in a postion to go to tender with a bundle of projects. 

Construction is underway for the installation of temporary accommodation on the permanent school site for September 2020.