Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 21 March 2012
119 Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will release a detailed timeline of when work will proceed on each of the schools on the new school build programme and provide this information to the boards of management of each of the schools. [15007/12]
View answerAs the Deputy is aware, on 12 March last, I announced details of 219 new major school building projects where construction is expected to commence over the next five years as part of a €1.5 billion major project capital investment programme. These new projects are in addition to 56 major school building projects that I already announced for 2012. The timeline for when work is expected to proceed is outlined in the announcement. Each project is listed in the year when the commencement of construction works is anticipated. The Department will be in communication with all those schools on the programme in relation to the next steps to be taken, at the appropriate time, as the projects progress through the various stages of the architectural planning process. Details of all projects on the Five Year Plan are published on my Department's website and this will be updated regularly.
