Joe Higgins
Question:25. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that funding is immediately made available for a refurbishment and building project (details supplied) in Dublin 15. [17589/13]
View answerWednesday, 17 April 2013
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Minister of State at the Department of Education and Skills
The major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is at an early stage of architectural planning. The design team is currently working on the completion of the Stage 2(a) submission. When Stage 2(a) is approved, the project will then progress to stage 2(b) which includes applications for planning permission, Fire Safety Certification, Disability Access Certification 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 this project in the five-year construction programme. School building projects previously initiated but not included in the current five-year construction programme will continue to be progressed to final planning stages in anticipation of the possibility of further funds being available to the Department in the future.