Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail)
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1116. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a school extension (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42399/25]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The school to which the Deputy refers was granted approval for the provision of 2 Special Education Needs classrooms (SEN) under my Department's Additional School Accommodation Scheme.

The project is being delivered under the Department’s Devolved SEN Reconfiguration and Modular Accommodation programme. The Department has a significant modular accommodation programme in place to assist schools in the provision of additional capacity, including in respect of facilitating the establishment of special classes. This programme involves the use of Project Management supports which is designed to enable the 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.

Kerrigan Sheanon Newman Consultants (KSN) has been appointed, from the Department’s Framework to design and tender the project. This consultant will lead the project through the various stages of planning process and construction.

I am pleased to advise that construction works commenced on site in the school in question early last week. The tentative completion date for the project is early Q4 2025.

My department is fully aware of the urgency in respect of this accommodation and will be working with the school authority to keep it updated on overall project delivery and timelines. The school authority has devolved responsibility for delivery of this project.