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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 July 2016

Tuesday, 5 July 2016

Questions (206)

Joan Burton

Question:

206. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills the names, locations and values of school rebuilding projects (details supplied) that were previously to commence in 2016 and have now deferred commencement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19509/16]

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The names and location of six school building projects to which the deputy refers are set out in the following table.

There are 29 primary school building projects on the 2016 Construction Programme announced in November 2015 which are currently at stage 2B of the architectural planning process. The school authorities on three of those primary school projects have recently been informed of delays in progressing their projects to tender and construction stage. The other 26 projects are currently progressing to the completion of stage 2(b). The pre-tender cost estimates of such projects are deemed to be commercially sensitive and as such cannot be disclosed.

However, as the Deputy will be aware, on 1st January 2016 there were 66 major projects under construction and since the start of this year 14 more major projects have been progressed to construction and there are currently 36 projects authorised to progress through the tender process with a view to starting on site in the coming months. That represents a total of 116 major projects either under construction or progressing to commence construction in 2016. These projects were authorised to proceed under previous Minister O'Sullivan, and this means that the existing contractual commitments for 2016 now fully account for the funding which was allocated for 2016 by the previous Minister.

My officials will continue to closely monitor expenditure on existing contractual commitments over the coming months and as funding allows, other projects, including the projects referred to, will be considered for progression through the tender process with a view to starting on site as soon as possible.

List

County

Roll Number

School Name & Address

2016

Co. Dublin

19545A 19636D

Corduff NS (St Patricks Jnr & Snr) Dublin 15

2016

Limerick

19336O

Scoil Phoil Naofa, Dooradoyle, Limerick

2016

Louth

16208N

Termonfeckin Mixed NS

2016

Mayo

64660F

Sancta Maria College, Louisburg

2014

Westmeath

18864L

Coosan NS, Castlequarter, Coosan, Athlone

2015

Westmeath

20188J

Mullingar ETNS, Rathgowan

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