Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 8 December 2016
89. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress of the rebuild of a school (details supplied); the stage at which it is at; the timetable of construction; when groundworks will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39280/16]
View answerThe building project for the school to which the Deputy refers is at an advanced stage of architectural planning. All statutory approvals have been secured and the Stage 2b submission has been approved by my Department.
However, following the appointment of a replacement Mechanical & Electrical Engineer the Design Team, in association with the newly appointed Engineer are working on a revised M&E report, which will be submitted to my Department for review.
Also arising from significant changes to the Public Works Contract (PWC) introduced earlier this year, the Board of Management and their Design Team have been advised of the need to carry out further work in relation to the tender documents to bring them into line with those changes.
When this work is complete and the M & E report reviewed and subject to no further issues arising my Department will revert to the Board of Management with regard to the further progression of the project at that time.
This project was included in the 6 Year Programme announced on 17th November 2015 to progress to tender and construction.
