Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 May 2013
241. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the outstanding actions that are needed to bring a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15 from stage 2b to stage 3 in the construction process. [25254/13]
View answerThe major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is at an advanced stage of architectural planning. A revised stage 2(b) submission was received in my Department in December 2012. Further clarification has been sought from the VEC on this stage 2(b) submission and the Department is currently awaiting a response. The VEC is currently concluding the appointment of a replacement Engineer to the design team. Once that appointment is concluded the design team will then complete and submit the information necessary to complete stage 2(b).
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 5 year construction programme announced in March 2012. 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 previously initiated 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.
