Cormac Devlin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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303. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on a school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29253/23]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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The school referred to by the Deputy was approved funding under the Additional School Accommodation Scheme for the provision of two Mainstream Classrooms.

My Department subsequently agreed to extend the scope of this project which provided for the replacement of temporary accommodation on site with 8 new permanent classrooms and 3 Special Education Teaching rooms. and ancillary accommodation.

The project is devolved for delivery to the school authority and my Department received the school's Design Team Stage 1 architectural design report in 2022. Additional information was requested from the Design Team to complete this review. This information was received from the school in April 2023, The submission is being reviewed by my Department's technical team and upon completion, my Department will engage directly with the school authority to provide whatever practical assistance and advice is necessary to implement this important project for the wider school community.

Cormac Devlin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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304. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on a school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29254/23]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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As the Deputy is aware, a major building project for the school to which he refers is included on the Department's school building programme.

The project is currently at project brief stage and my Department expects to be in contact directly with the school authority as part of this process shortly.

There are standard procedures to be followed in relation to the progression of a building project, which involve finalising the project brief, the appointment of a Design Team, preliminary design, detailed design, planning permission and then ultimately proceeding to tender and construction. It is not therefore possible, at this stage, to provide an estimated timeframe for this project.

Cormac Devlin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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305. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on a school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29255/23]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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The Letter of Acceptance (LOA) for the schools referred to by the Deputy issued to the preferred tenderer on the 18th May 2022 commencing the school building contract.

Works are progressing well on site with the school building due for completion for the start of the 2023/24 school year.

Emer Higgins (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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306. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the reserved specialists tender process for the school building project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29278/23]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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The major project for the school referred to by the Deputy is at Architectural Planning Stage 3 - Tender Action and Award. The reserve specialist tender report is currently under review by my Department.

When the Senior Quantity Surveyor has assessed the reserved specialist tender report and is satisfied with the details and the calculations, a recommendation will issue to the Design Team.