Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 18 July 2013
211. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Skills the up-to-date position regarding the proposed building project for a school (details supplied) in County Cavan; the present stage of this project; when it is proposed that the project will move to the next stage; the likely timescale for construction to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35976/13]
View answerThe school building project referred to by the Deputy is at an early stage of architectural planning. A meeting was recently held with the Board of Management and its design team where the stage 2(a) Submission was reviewed . Following this meeting, a revised Stage 2(a) submission is required before the project can be authorised to progress to stage 2(b) which would include obtaining statutory approvals and the preparation of tender documents.
It is not possible to progress all projects within the Department's building programme to construction concurrently due to competing demands on the Department's capital budget. However, 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.
