Thomas Byrne
Question:107. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the schools operated through public private partnership, PPP, or under construction by a company (details supplied). [2608/18]
View answerThursday, 18 January 2018
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The company referred to by the Deputy has been a 50% shareholder in Inspiredspaces, the Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) responsible for the construction, finance, operation and maintenance of the Public Private Partnership (PPP) Schools Bundle 5 programme.
This programme, part of the Government’s 2012 stimulus package, will provide 6 schools on 4 sites in Wicklow, Wexford, Meath and Carlow.
These schools are Loreto College, Wexford; Coláiste Raithin and St. Philomena’s Primary School, Bray; Eureka Secondary School, Kells; Tyndall College and Carlow Institute of Further Education, Carlow.
The NDFA has confirmed that, given the advanced stage of construction of the projects (the school buildings in question are approx 90% complete) they do not envisage material disruption or delay to the works; however, they are monitoring the position in the context of the robust contractual protections provided for under the PPP contract.
My Department remains committed to the full completion of these schools in as timely a manner as possible.