Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 19 July 2012
147 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Skills the stage at which the proposed building project is at for a school (details supplied) in County Cavan; when this project will proceed to the next stage; when this project is likely to proceed to construction stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36123/12]
View answerThe major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is at an early stage of architectural planning. The Design Team have just recently completed the Stage 2a Submission (Developed Sketch Design), which has been forwarded by the school to my Department for review. Following completion of this review and assuming no issues arise, the project will then proceed to stage 2(b) which includes planning permission and the preparation of tender documents.
Due to competing demands on the Department's capital budget imposed by the need to prioritise the limited funding available for the provision of additional school accommodation to meet increasing demographic requirements it was not possible to include the project referred to by the Deputy in the 5 year construction programme announced in March.
School building projects, including the project referred to by the Deputy, which have not been included in the five year construction programme, but which were announced for initial inclusion in the building programme will continue to be progressed to final planning stages in anticipation of the possibility of further funds being available to the Department in future years.
