Schools Building Projects Status

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 22 March 2016

Tuesday, 22 March 2016

Questions (433, 501)

Catherine Murphy

Question:

433. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of any delays in the construction process of a new post-primary school at Maynooth in County Kildare; if the tender process for the school's construction was conducted in a proper manner; if any inadvertent mistakes have been identified with the tendering process that may have caused delays to the final agreement to build; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4707/16]

Catherine Murphy

Question:

501. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the tendering process for the new Maynooth post-primary school; the details of the tender; the stage the tendering process is at; if a cost-benefit analysis of the project is complete; when construction will commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5222/16]

Written answers

Minister for Education and Skills

I propose to take Questions Nos. 433 and 501 together.

I am not aware of any issues with the tendering process for the new post-primary school campus for Maynooth. The project has been tendered. The Tender Report was recently received and is currently being examined in my Department. Due to commercial sensitivities, I am not in a position to provide details of the tenders. The local Education and Training Board (ETB) is delivering the project and my Department will be in contact with it in relation to further progression on the project when the examination of the Tender Report has been completed. In the meantime, the ETB is carrying out a cost benefit analysis for the project.