Tom Brabazon (Dublin Bay North, Fianna Fail)
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67. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the new school building project (details supplied); and if a tender has been received. [2815/26]

Hildegarde Naughton (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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The large scale capital project for Gaelcholáiste Reachrann is the provision of a new 600 pupil school building including all associated ancillary accommodation.

I am pleased to confirm that the project was authorised to proceed to tender on 12 November 2025.

Tender submissions are expected in February 2026, following a request for extension to the return period.

Government Departments are currently in the process of publishing their sectoral NDP Implementation Plans. The sectoral plan for the Education and Youth sector will be published shortly and the first tranche of projects to progress to construction will be published in January 2026.

This NDP Implementation Plan will optimise outputs from the NDP allocations, with a strong focus on maximising existing school capacity, progressing priority projects where local capacity across schools in the area is insufficient, and ensuring delivery that is affordable, offers value for money, and meets functional needs.