Alan Dillon (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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344. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a school capital project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43474/20]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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A building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is included in my Department's school building programme.

The next step includes determining the accommodation brief for the project and my Department will be engaging with the patron in this regard.

Denis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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345. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a building project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43478/20]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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The major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is currently at an advanced stage of architectural planning, Stage 2(b) - Detailed Design, which includes the applications for Planning Permission, Fire Cert and Disability Access Cert and the preparation of tender documents.

A number of Brief Change requests have been received, in recent years, in relation to this project. The most recent Brief Change Request was submitted by the Board of Management and its’ Design Team in March, 2020. On 9 April 2020 an approval in principle to this Brief Change Request, which is subject to further clarifications from the Design Team and Galway County Council, issued from the Department.

The Design Team has recently completed a revised Stage 2(b) report, incorporating the above Brief Change, into the tender documentation. This revised Stage 2(b) report is currently with the school, as client, for sign off prior to submission to my Department for review.

Last week the school raised concerns in relation to the report as presented to it, by its’ Design Team and is requesting documentation from Department in relation the Brief Change Request approved in principle on 9 April 2020.

My officials are currently following up on the matter and will revert to the school shortly.

Upon receipt and review of the Stage 2(b) report my Department will be in contact with the school regarding the further progression of the project.