Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 November 2014
422. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a school (details supplied) in Dublin 3 that is waiting over 15 years for a new extension; the length of time the school is on the waiting list; the exact work that is planned; the position on the list for refurbishment this school is placed; the expected commencement day for works; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44825/14]
View answerThe Extension Refurbishment 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 Stage 2b Detailed Design Submission is currently under review by my Department.
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.
