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Schools Building Projects Status

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 20 February 2019

Wednesday, 20 February 2019

Questions (107, 110)

Thomas Byrne

Question:

107. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the opening of a school (details supplied). [8564/19]

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Thomas Byrne

Question:

110. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of building works at a new school (details suppled); and when the school will open. [8738/19]

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Written answers

I propose to take Questions Nos. 107 and 110 together.

The Schools Bundle 5 Public Private Partnership (PPP) programme comprises five school buildings, including the school referred to by the Deputy, and one further education college across four sites in Bray, Wexford, Carlow and Kells. Completion of these projects was delayed due to the liquidation of Carillion Construction Ltd in January 2018 and the examinership and subsequent liquidation of Carillion’s sub-contractor, Sammon Contracting Ireland Ltd (SCIL).

A replacement contractor was appointed in June 2018 and three of the six schools, Coláiste Raithín and Ravenswell Primary school in Bray and Loreto Secondary School in Wexford, have achieved service commencement and are now fully operational.

The replacement contractor is now completing the remaining three school buildings in Carlow and Kells. While there has been slippage in relation to the completion dates originally targeted by the replacement contractor, work is progressing on all sites. The PPP company has most recently indicated that they are targeting completion of all remaining buildings by Q2 of this year. However, the PPP company and contractor are currently working to finalise a detailed completion programme, which we expect to receive shortly.

The National Development Finance Agency (NDFA), in consultation with the Department, continues to track progress very closely and to liaise with the PPP company in seeking a realistic and robust completion programme. The Department is also keeping the schools updated.

Monthly unitary charge payments in relation to the buildings which remain to be completed will not be paid by the Department until the buildings are operational.

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