Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 November 2018
215. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the extension to a school (details supplied) is at a standstill; the progress of the new school build including commenced and completed works; and the timeline for the completion of same. [48898/18]
View answerThe Deputy will probably be aware that the project to which he refers was halted earlier this year when the main contractor went into liquidation.
The project is being delivered by the local Education and Training Board (ETB). Since that time, the ETB and its Design team have been working to get an alternative contractor back on site. This involves an extensive range of work including surveying the construction already carried out; designing the works to be completed; preparing revised drawings, specifications and bills of quantities; pre-qualifying suitable contractors and tendering for a new main contractor.
The ETB worked with its Design Team to develop a programme covering all of the requirements necessary to re-start the project with processes being overlapped and/or truncated where this is feasible.
The programme to complete the project is now August 2019. The ETB has confirmed that the programme is on target to achieve this.
