Colm Burke (Cork North-Central, Fine Gael)
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493. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current status of an additional accommodation project application by a school (details supplied); when they can proceed to the next phase; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16906/25]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The school to which the Deputy refers was approved to enter the department’s pipeline for a project under my Department's Additional School Accommodation (ASA) Scheme. The project will provide four mainstream classrooms, eight SET rooms and a four classroom Special Education Needs (SEN) base. The project was devolved for delivery to the school authority.

I can confirm that the project is currently at Stage 2a developed design and my department received the initial revised Stage 2a drawings in January 2025. The submission was not a comprehensive Stage 2a report and constituted architectural drawings only. My Department’s Professional and Technical team conducted a preliminary review and recommendations were communicated to the school authority. My Department is requesting a comprehensive revised Stage 2a submission to be prepared by the Design Team.

Once Stage 2a Report is received and evaluated, the next step for the Design Team will be to obtain the statutory planning approvals and move the project onward to tender and construction in due course.