Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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926. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the legal strategy (details supplied) to pursue the contractor who originally built schools for the cost of the precautionary measures and the permanent remediation works. [18242/21]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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I wish to advise the Deputy that the Department has initiated proceedings in relation to 40 Schools built by the contractor who originally built the schools,. Two of these cases are before the Commercial Court. The Department is not in a position to comment on cases which are currently before the Courts and the Department continues to liaise with the Chief State Solicitor’s Office and the Attorney General’s Office on the on-going legal process.

Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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927. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the independent review to establish the current use and practices in the design and build procurement construction model for the delivery of school buildings has been finalised; and if so, if the findings of this review will be published. [18243/21]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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My Department commissioned an independent review of current practices in the Design and Build model for the delivery of school buildings (or other similar public buildings) internationally. The Independent Review of Design and Build Procurement/Construction model was published on the Department's website on 25th June, 2020.

The nature of this element of the independent review was designed to ensure that it does not prejudice the on-going legal process with respect to the School Remediation Programme. The planned independent review of the Department’s Design & Build Programme will not commence until the legal process has concluded. The Independent Review of the D&B Procurement/Construction Model for School Buildings Internationally was an important precursor for and will input into the wider independent review once commenced.