Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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467. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the proposed building programme for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32812/25]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The large scale capital project at the school referred to by the Deputy is at Architectural Planning Stage 3 – Tender Action and Award.

The brief for this project is to provide a new 27 classroom school with 3 classrooms for children with special educational needs and a General Purpose Hall on the existing school site. Works include the demolition of existing school building.

The project is at an advanced stage of the tender process, the letter of intent was issued and a contractor identified. The next steps for the project will be the completion of the tender process and progression to Stage 4 – Construction.

The large scale capital project remains a priority for delivery, and I want to reassure the school community that the school building project will be progressed and delivered. Department officials will be in contact with the school authority when there is further progression of the project.

Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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468. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she can report any progress regarding plans for a building programme at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32813/25]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy will deliver a new 1,000 pupil post primary school with accommodation and 6 classrooms for children with special educational needs.

It is intended that the project will be delivered under my Department's ADAPT Programme which uses a professional external Programme Manager to co-ordinate and drive the Integrated Project Team to achieve the best possible timeframe for the project through the stages of Architectural Planning, to Tender and Construction.

This ADAPT 4 Programme – Programme Innovate will be led by Integrated Project Teams (IPT’s), consisting of highly skilled and experienced design professionals, architects, engineers, project managers, quantity surveyors and various other consultants to deliver the projects.

AECOM as the Programme Manager are overseeing the procurement and appointment of the IPT’s. The procurement process for the IPT for the tranche of projects, including this project is currently being concluded.

Upon appointment, the IPT will begin the initial stage of architectural planning – Stage 1, where a site and current building assessment is carried out, and initial design sketch schemes are created.

It is not possible to provide a timeframe for the progression of the project to tender and construction stages until such time as the necessary statutory approvals have been secured.

My Department will keep the school and patron body informed of the progression of this project