Written answers

Wednesday, 12 May 2021

Department of Education and Skills

School Accommodation

Photo of Seán CroweSeán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein)
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155. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current status of construction of the permanent accommodation for a school (details supplied); the cause of delay in installing temporary accommodation on the site; and if a commitment will be given to provide temporary accommodation on site for the coming academic year. [24808/21]

Photo of Norma FoleyNorma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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The school building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is being delivered under my Department’s Design & Build programme.

The new school building project is in architectural planning stage. A pre-planning meeting with the local authority has taken place and developed design work is ongoing. Until such time as planning permission has been secured, it will not be possible to provide a timeline for the progression of the project to tender and construction stages.

My Department is preparing a planning application for interim accommodation for the school on its permanent site for this September. There has been some delay involved in obtaining a necessary legal consent from an adjacent landowner but this is now being finalised and the planning application will be lodged as soon as possible thereafter.

In the interim, instructions have issued to the Project Manager overseeing the delivery of the interim accommodation to proceed with the procurement arrangements under my Department’s new Modular Buildings Framework.

My Department is also considering contingency arrangements and would hope to be in a position to fully brief the school and the Patron on these in the coming weeks.

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