John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein)
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641. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when additional temporary accommodation will be implemented for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38107/23]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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I am pleased to advise the Deputy that approval under the Additional School Accommodation scheme has issued to the school in question for the provision of six classrooms. The project is being delivered under the Department’s Devolved SEN Reconfiguration and Modular Accommodation programme.

This programme provides project management supports to enable the accommodation to be provided as quickly as possible and helps to ease the administrative workload for individual schools in relation to the management and delivery of the project.

The use of the Department's Modular Accommodation Framework also assists in ensuring lead in periods for procurement of modular accommodation are minimised to the greatest extent possible.

The overall construction sector environment is challenging and the Department and the Project Management company are doing everything possible to ensure that modular accommodation is delivered as quickly as possible. My Department is fully aware of the urgency in respect of same and will be working with the School Authority on overall project delivery and timelines. The School Authority has overall responsibility for the delivery of this project.