John Lahart (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)
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378. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a post-primary school for Citywest, Dublin, in terms of timelines, stages and likely commencement date. [62468/21]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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The permanent school building project for the school referred to by the Deputy has been assigned to my Department’s Design & Build delivery programme.  This delivery programme uses a professional external Project Manager to progress the project through the relevant stages of architectural planning, tender and construction.

The final grant of planning permission for the project was received in March 2021.  My Department’s Project Manager together with their Design Team are engaged in the preparation of tender documentation for the project. Once this stage is complete, the project will then proceed to tender stage. 

The school opened in interim accommodation in the Citywest Campus in 2020, with additional interim accommodation provided to cater for the 2021/22 school year. My Department will continue to address the interim accommodation requirements for the school and will continue to keep the patron body updated as the project progresses.

John Lahart (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)
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379. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a post-primary school for Ballycullen and Firhouse, Dublin, in terms of timelines, stages and likely commencement date. [62469/21]

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

A planning application for interim accommodation for the school on its permanent site was lodged on the 26^thMay 2021. A third party appeal of grant of planning permission was subsequently submitted to An Bord Pleanála and a decision of the Board is due in January.  

When the decision is received the delivery of the interim accommodation on the permanent site will proceed. The school will relocate to this accommodation for the 2022/2023 school year.

It is intended that the planning application for the permanent accommodation will be progressed and lodged following receipt of the planning permission for the interim accommodation. Until such time as planning permission is secured for the permanent accommodation it is not possible to provide a timeline for its delivery.

The Department will continue to work with the school and its patron body in relation to the school’s interim accommodation requirements.

John Lahart (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)
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380. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the likely recommencement date for works at a school (details supplied); the details of the present situation; the next phases of work and timelines for completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62470/21]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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Remaining works for the school to which the Deputy refers need to be re-tendered.  The Design Team is currently in the process of preparing a scope of works package, for these works, which upon completion will be submitted to my Department for review and approval.

Upon approval the project will then be authorisied to commence a pre-qualification process to select a short-list of contractors and subsequently proceed to tender.  A tender stage normally takes between 4 and 6 months to complete.

John Lahart (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)
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381. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the project at a school (details supplied) in terms of timelines and stages and the likely conclusion and opening dates. [62471/21]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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The Letter of Acceptance (LOA) issued to the preferred tenderer on the 29^thJuly 2021 commencing the school building contract for the school referred to by the Deputy. 

The construction programme is 60 weeks with the new 16 classroom school expected to be completed in July 2022 and all external site works including the removal of current temporary accommodation to be completed by end September 2022.