Written answers
Wednesday, 22 January 2025
Department of Education and Skills
School Accommodation
Gerald Nash (Louth, Labour)
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622. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the ongoing delays to the construction and opening of a new ASD unit in a school (details supplied); the timeline for completion of this project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1534/25]
Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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The school to which the Deputy refers was granted approval for the provision of the reconfiguration of existing accommodation to create one Special Education needs Classroom under the Department's SEN Reconfiguration programme in early August 2024.
This programme involves the use of Project Management supports which is designed to enable accommodation to be provided as quickly as possible and help ease the administrative workload for school authorities in relation to the management and delivery of projects. The use of the Department’s Term Maintenance Framework also assists in ensuring lead in periods for procurement of contractors are minimised to the greatest extent possible.
The Department is working closely with the Project Management teams and the term maintenance contractors to ensure additional capacity for the schools sector is delivered as quickly as possible.
The current tentative estimated timeline for completion of internal works is mid-February 2025. My Department is fully aware of the urgency in respect of same and will be working with the School Authority to keep it updated on overall project delivery and timelines.
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