Written answers
Wednesday, 22 January 2025
Department of Education and Skills
School Accommodation
Michael Cahill (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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529. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to address the overcrowding and expedite the accommodation works in respect of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46637/24]
Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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The school referred to by the Deputy was approved to enter the departments pipeline of school buildings for a project to provide 4 SET/Pastoral Rooms, 1 Multi-Media room, 1 Music Room, 1 Textiles Room, 1 Art Room, Project store, 3 SEN Class Base, and reconfiguration works to existing Multimedia Room to revert to 1 Mainstream Classroom. The project has been devolved for delivery to the Kerry Education and Training Board (ETB).
A Stage 1 addendum preliminary design report has been submitted and is currently under careful review from a technical and cost perspective as we are committed to a thorough evaluation to ensure compliance with costs, procedural standards, and the project scope. Due to this detailed evaluation it is not possible to estimate the duration of this review however the Department will endeavour to review as early as possible.
Once this review has been completed the Department will contact Kerry ETB with the outcome.
At this early stage, it is not possible to predict when this school building project will go to construction, nor when it will be completed, as progress depends upon many contingent factors including obtaining the statutory planning approvals.
My department will continue to engage with the school authority to provide practical advice and assistance for the progression of this much needed project.
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