Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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238. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current position with regard to the replacement of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58676/22]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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The post primary project to which the Deputy refers has been devolved for delivery to Kildare & Wicklow Education and Training Board (KWETB).

The Design Team is currently preparing the Stage 2a report (developed design) for submission and the Department understands from KWETB that the report is nearing completion. It is a matter for KWETB, as the client for the project, to ensure that this is completed as quickly as possible.

Once the Stage 2a submission is approved by my Department, the next step for the Design Team will be to obtain the statutory planning approvals. When these are in place, the project can proceed to tender and construction.

While at this early stage it is not possible to provide a timeline for completion of the project, KWETB will be engaging directly with the school authority to keep it informed of progress.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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239. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made to date in relation to the three-school project at Hazelhatch, Celbridge, County Kildare incorporating a replacement school (details supplied) which is now an urgent requirement and two other schools on a single site; if all the necessary road and realignment works have been completed by the local authority to facilitate this progress; when construction work will commence in respect of each of the schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58677/22]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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The project to which the Deputy refers has been devolved to the National Development Finance Agency (NDFA) for delivery as part of a programme of school building projects.

A letter was issued by the Department to the schools in February 2022 to advise that their respective school had been included in the programme. The NDFA has since been in contact with each school to introduce the team, communicate arrangements and discuss the project briefs.

The next step is for the NDFA to procure a Design Team for the project bundle to progress the projects through the design stages. An estimated timeline for the completion of the project will be available once the design stages have concluded.