Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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Under the terms of the contract, the Contractor has a period of 12 months after the date of substantial completion to rectify any snags or defects that are identified i.e. Defects Liability Period (DLP). If at the end of the 12 month period all snags or defects are not rectified, the Contract offers other remedies to have matters resolved.

In relation to a project where the client is the Board of Management (BOM), it is a matter for the school authority to engage with the contractor in this regard.

Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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230. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when refurbishment works started at a school in Newbridge, County Kildare (details supplied); and when these refurbishment works are likely to be completed. [44825/23]

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. This school project is part of the bundle known as ‘Project Nore’. The brief for this project is to provide a new 14 classroom special school.

I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the tender process for appointing a contractor for ‘Project Nore’ and the Departmental review of the tender assessment report has been completed. The progression of the project to the next stage of the process namely construction is imminent.

While the average duration of large scale school building projects ranges from 18 months to two years, the NDFA will be engaging directly with the relevant school authority to keep it informed of the particular start date of works on site and the expected date of completion.