Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein)
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489. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when refurbishment works at a school (details supplied) will be completed. [28969/25]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The school project to which the Deputy refers, has been devolved to the National Development Finance Agency (NDFA) for delivery as part of a programme of school building projects.

The brief for this project is to provide a new build 24-classroom primary school with a 2-class SEN base.

The project commenced on site in October 2023. Phase 2b of the works reached substantial completion in March 2025. This saw the completion of 20 classrooms in the main school building.

Phase 2c of the works will see the delivery of the remaining classrooms plus GP Hall, external works and removal of all temporary accommodation.

The project has a current expected completion date of Q1 2026.

The NDFA are engaging directly with the school authority to keep it fully informed of all progress.

The current status of all projects is listed on a county by county basis at www.gov.ie. and this is updated on a regular basis to reflect project progress through the various stages of capital appraisal, site acquisition, design, tender and construction.

Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein)
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490. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when refurbishment works at a school (details supplied) will move to construction phase of works. [28971/25]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is being delivered as part of the Department's ADAPT Programme. The Adapt Programme uses a professional external Programme Manager to co-ordinate and drive the Design Team to achieve the best possible timeframe for the project through the stages of Architectural Planning to Tender and Construction.

The brief for this project is to provide a new permanent school for the Curragh Community College, and this project is designed to be delivered in 2 phases; Phase 1 will deliver accommodation for 425 students and Phase 2 will deliver the remaining accommodation to provide for a Long Term Projected Enrolment of 1000 students, at the former Magee Barracks site in Kildare.

The Design Team lodged their initial application for planning permission for the preferred design option with the Local Authority in October 2023. The Design Team subsequently received a substantial Request for Further Information (RFI) from the Local Authority in respect of the planning application. Following the Design Teams RFI response to the Local Authority, the Design Team received the Local Authority’s initial decision to grant planning permission, with conditions, on 09 October 2024.

The initial grant of planning decision has since been appealed to An Bord Pleanala and the Design Team received An Bord Pleanala’s decision to grant planning permission in early February 2025.

The project is currently at Architectural Planning Stage 3 – Tender Action and Award and is a priority project for delivery by the Department.