Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 September 2014
456. Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an updated report on the application for structural funding for a school (details supplied) in County Dublin, as this college has been waiting for an extension which is now many years overdue and in the next few months it is scheduled to go to planning permission stage. [35649/14]
View answerThe building project for an extension to the school referred to by the Deputy is included in the Five Year Construction Programme to proceed to Tender and Construction. The design team on the project had reached completion of Stage 1 of Architectural Planning. As part of that work it was agreed by my Department that extensive additional refurbishment works to the existing school will also be required. My Department approved a significant increase in the scope of works for the project to incorporate those refurbishment works. Arising from this expansion in the scope of works it was necessary to commence a tender exercise for the appointment of a new design team to take the project forward from this point. This process, which was conducted by the ETB, is currently being finalised.
