Cian O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay North, Social Democrats)
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533. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the date in which her Department received the design team's report in respect of the new school building project for a school (details supplied); when the Departmental review of this report will conclude; the timeline for when this project will proceed to tender, and then to construction; if the project remains on schedule to commence construction in Q1/Q2 of 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61715/25]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The large scale capital project for the school referred to by the Deputy is the provision of a new 600 pupil school building including all associated ancillary accommodation.

The Department previously advised a new grant of planning was received in December 2023, with a number of conditions attached. Decarbonisation measures were included in a revised project scope in line with Climate Action objectives.

The design team have finalised the pre-tender checks and documents in line with revised Technical guidance documentation from the Department of Education and Youth and a report was submitted in late September to the Department of Education and Youth for review.

This review is now being undertaken in the context of the Department’s NDP allocation and the finalisation of the NDP Implementation Plan. The GC Reachrann project is one of the 80 projects intended to progress to construction over the 2026/27 period as part of our 2-year rolling capital programme. All Government departments are expected to publish their sectoral NDP Implemenation Plans in November. The inclusion of projects that are to progress to tender, such as GC Reachrann, in the NDP Implementation Plan reflects a programmatic approach in line with DPENDR's requirements.