Written answers

Wednesday, 22 January 2025

Department of Education and Skills

School Facilities

Photo of Niall CollinsNiall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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620. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a project (details supplied) will be able to proceed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1504/25]

Photo of Norma FoleyNorma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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As the Deputy may be aware, the purpose of the Summer Works Scheme (SWS) is to devolve funding to individual school authorities to undertake small-scale building works which, ideally, can be carried out during the summer months or at other times that avoid disrupting the operation of the school. The Summer Works Scheme plays an important role in the maintenance and upgrade of the condition of our schools.

The project mentioned by the Deputy for an SWS window repairs project at the school in question has been under constant review by my Department and the SWS team has been in regular contact with the school’s Principal. In the course of a review undertaken by the technical team within the SWS a question arose as to the compliance of the project in question with the Department's Guidance on Procuring Consultants for Small Works. The school was informed of this on the 18th of December 2024 and informed as to the next steps required in order to progress its windows project.

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