Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 October 2018
247. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there are updates from the meeting held recently in relation to a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43193/18]
View answerThe major building project referred to by the Deputy is currently at Stage 1 of the Architectural Planning Process. Stage 1 is the Preliminary Design Stage where the Design Team, in conjunction with the school authority, analyse all the constraints of the site, develop a preferred design option and ensure that the preferred option is most appropriate for the delivery of the brief.
The design proposals were presented to my Department and a number of comments were issued back to the Design Team for action.
The remaining stages of architectural planning includes detailed design, the planning application and other statutory approvals and the preparation of tender documents. When planning permission and the other statutory approvals have been secured, my Department will be able to provide the school with a more definitive timeframe for the tender and construction stages of the project.
This project is included in the 6 year construction programme 2016-2021 and is scheduled therein to go to construction in the 2019 - 2021 period.
