Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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502. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the stage of the tender preparation of a project (details supplied). [36530/20]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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The building project referred to by the Deputy is being delivered under my Department’s Design and Build Programme which tenders to pre-established frameworks of D&B contractors.  

My Department is currently in the process of establishing a Framework of Design and Build Contractors to which Design and Build projects can be tendered. Once this framework is established, it is intended that this project will be tendered as soon as possible thereafter.

In the interim, my Department and it's Project Management team are liaising with a third party developer to establish a joint programme for the construction of the required road network to service the site. This is a condition of the planning permission and both my Department and the third party developer will be liaising with Cork County Council over the coming months with regard to satisfying those planning conditions. It is envisaged that the construction of the required roads and the construction of the schools will be progressed in tandem.

The school authorities will be kept informed as the project progresses.

Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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503. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the stage of the tender preparation of a project (details supplied).; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36531/20]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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The building project referred to by the Deputy is being delivered under my Department’s Design and Build Programme which tenders to pre-established frameworks of D&B contractors.

My Department is currently in the process of establishing a Framework of Design and Build Contractors to which Design and Build projects can be tendered. Once this framework is established, it is intended that this project will be tendered as soon as possible thereafter.

Until such a time as the framework is established  a definitive timeline for tender is not available.

John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein)
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504. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the construction of a new school building for a school (details supplied); the stage the plans are at; when it is anticipated that construction will commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36535/20]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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The project to which the Deputy refers has been devolved for delivery to Kildare and Wicklow Educational Training Board (KWETB). I can confirm that a design team to deliver this project has been appointed by the ETB in that respect.

KWETB has confirmed that the design team is preparing the Stage 1 report (preliminary design) and this process is nearing completion.

While at this early stage it is not possible to provide a timeline for completion of the project, KWETB will be engaging directly with the school authority to keep it informed of progress.