Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 17 September 2014
1443. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the position regarding the proposed building project for a school (details supplied) in County Cavan; the stage this particular project is at; when it will proceed to the next stage; the estimated cost of the project; the timeframe for construction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34824/14]
View answerThe building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is currently at an advanced stage of Architectural Planning (Stage 2(b) – Detailed Design). Details on the estimated cost of the project cannot be provided owing to commercial sensitivities. Due to competing demands on my 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 which were previously initiated, but not included in the current 5-year construction programme, continue to be progressed to final planning stages in anticipation of the possibility of further funds being available to my Department in the future.
