Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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177. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update in respect of new school buildings for a school (details supplied); the stage that the project is at; and the expected delivery date. [47100/23]

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 bundled school building programmes. This project is part of 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 engaged in meetings to establish the tenders required to appoint a design team. The NDFA have been in contact with the schools in regards to this information and will continue to update the schools as this project progresses.

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 authority to keep it informed of progress.

Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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178. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update in respect of new school buildings for a school (details supplied); the stage that the project is at; and the expected delivery date [47101/23]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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The project for the school referred to by the Deputy currently has planning permission and will, along with a number of other projects, be brought to the level of employer-led design with a Design Team assigned to do so under the supervision of my Department’s Project Manager.

My Department’s Project Manager recently completed the Design Team appointments for this programme and it is expected that the project will progress to tender in mid-2024.

My Department will continue to liaise with the school and its patron body in relation to interim accommodation requirements pending delivery of the permanent accommodation for the school.