Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 September 2023
303. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Education the position regarding the temporary accommodation for a school (details supplied) that had been due to be in place in advance of the return to school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41660/23]
View answerThe school to which the Deputy refers was approved for the provision of 6 mainstream classrooms under my Department's Devolved SEN Reconfiguration and Modular Accommodation programme.
The project is being delivered under the Department’s Devolved SEN Reconfiguration and Modular Accommodation programme and devolved for delivery to the School Authority. This programme provides project management supports to enable the accommodation to be provided as quickly as possible and helps to ease the administrative workload for individual schools in relation to the management and delivery of the project. The project manager has sourced appropriate modular units and is currently arranging for their delivery and the required preparation of site works for same. The School Authority, has recently been advised that onsite works have already commenced and are ongoing. While the scheduled project completion date is February 2024, the Department and project manager are working to expedite the work and the PM will update the School Authority on progress in this regard.
