Schools Building Projects Status

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 5 May 2016

Thursday, 5 May 2016

Questions (103)

James Lawless

Question:

103. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she has received recent correspondence dated April 2016 from the local management of Maynooth Education Campus, Maynooth Community College and Maynooth Post Primary School regarding their concerns over the current school site (details supplied); if she accepts the urgency of the situation and that the commencement of this building project is a priority; the status of the tender process, including the timeframes associated with it; if she will authorise an early start to the building project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9283/16]

Written answers

Minister for Education and Skills

I can confirm that correspondence from the Maynooth Education Campus PTA has been received in my Department in relation to the proposed new post-primary school campus for Maynooth.

As the Deputy may be aware, the project in question has been devolved for delivery to the Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board (KWETB). The project has been tendered by the KWETB and an assessment of the Tender Report is at an advanced stage in the Department. In this regard, the Department recently sought clarifications from KWETB on aspects of the Tender Report and these are awaited. When these have been received and evaluated my Department will be in direct contact with KWETB with regard to the next steps for the project.