Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 31 May 2017
151. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 269 of 11 April 2017, if a building project at a school (details supplied) will proceed to construction stage before the commencement of the 2017-2018 school year in view of the urgent need to provide additional and upgraded school accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26166/17]
View answerThe project to which the Deputy refers is included in my Department's 6 Year Construction Programme 2016-21.
The school and its design team submitted their Stage 2(b) report for this major building project to my Department recently and the submission is currently under review.
Following receipt of that submission my Department authorised the Board of Management to instruct their Design Team to commence the pre-qualification process for the assessment of suitably qualified contractors to which the project can be tendered. The Design Team has commenced this process and the closing date for the etenders advertisement is 19 June 2017.
On completion of the review of the stage 2b submission and the Design Team's assessment of suitably qualified contractors my Department will revert to the Board of Management with regard to the further progression to tender and construction stages at that time.
