Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 December 2015
495. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the funding and building of St. Thomas's national school in Lucan, County Dublin, including the amount of funding allocated from the current capital programme, the stage that planning is at and when the works will be completed. [43753/15]
View answerThe major building project for the school to which the Deputy refers is at an advanced stage of architectural planning – Stage 2(b). This stage includes the applications for Planning Permission, Fire Cert and Disability Access Cert and the preparation of Tender Documents. Details on the estimated cost of the project cannot be provided ahead of the tender stage owing to commercial sensitivities.
As the Deputy is aware on Tuesday 17th November 2015 I announced details of the major school building projects where construction is expected to commence over the next 6 years. I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the project to which she refers is included in this plan. Information in respect of all projects on this 6 year plan is available on my Department's website www.education.ie
