Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein)
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719. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when refurbishment works at a school (details supplied) will be completed; the estimated cost of same. [30725/21]

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

This project is one of the school building projects on my Department’s traditional build programme. The project consists of construction of a 24 classroom Senior School plus demolition of the existing Senior School and an 8 classroom extension plus refurbishment of the Junior School to provide a 24 classroom school. Both schools will have 2 classroom SEN Bases.

My Department has recently authorised the Board of Management of the schools to issue the letter of intent to the preferred bidder.

Subject to no issues arising during the balance of the tender process it is envisaged that construction will commence in the 4th quarter of 2021 with a construction period of approximately 35 months

As the tender process is still on-going, it is not possible to provide costs at this stage