Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 15 January 2014
254. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the school building project in respect of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1770/14]
View answerThe major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is currently at an advanced stage of architectural planning - Stage 2b - Detailed Design. All statutory approvals have been obtained and the Design Team has recently been authorised to complete the Stage 2b report and submit it to my Department for review. 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 were 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.
