Thomas Pringle (Donegal, Independent)
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728. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to have a new school building for a school (details supplied) completed by September 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32687/20]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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The major building project to which the Deputy refers is included in my Department’s Construction Programme which is being delivered under the National Development Plan.

The project is currently 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.

Following the Stage 2(a) Stakeholders meeting the school agreed to the addition of a 2 classroom SEN base to the project brief and a Stage 2(a) Addendum report for this change to the brief has been submitted to the Department for review and approval.

Upon approval of the Stage 2(a) Addendum the Design Team will proceed to lodge applications for the statutory approvals for the project. When these have been secured the Design Team will proceed to prepare the tender documents and finalise the Stage 2(b) report.

Upon completion of the Stage 2(b) report, it will then be submitted to the Department for review.

Upon receipt and review of the completed Stage 2(b) report, the Department will revert to Board of Management with regard to the further progression of the project at that time.