Réada Cronin (Kildare North, Sinn Fein)
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312. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the long-awaited Celbridge schools’ project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29418/23]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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The project the Deputy refers to has been devolved to the National Development Finance Agency (NDFA) for delivery as part of bundled school building programmes. The shared education campus at Celbridge is in the bundle referred to as ‘Project Liffey’.

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

The NDFA are currently finalising the arrangements for the procurement process required to appoint a Design Team for the project bundle to progress the projects through the various architectural design stages. At this early stage, it is not possible to provide a timeline for completion of the project; the NDFA will be engaging directly with the school authorities to keep them informed of progress.