Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 6 March 2019
48. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a school (details supplied) for sanction of a new school building to be located in Stranorlar, County Donegal; the timeline for the complete delivery of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10650/19]
View answerThe major building project for the school to which the Deputy refers is at an advanced stage of architectural planning Stage 2b (Detailed Design), which includes the application for statutory approvals and the preparation of tender documents. All statutory approvals have been secured.
The pre-qualification process to select a short-list of contractors for tender stage is currently on-going. In parallel with this process the Design Team is currently working on a submission to the Department outlining the steps required to achieve compliance with Part L of the Building Regulations 2017 (NZEB - "Near Zero Energy Building").
When pre-qualification is complete and the design team's NZEB submission has been considered and any consequential amendments to Stage 2(b) design and tender documents have been implemented this project will then be progressed to tender stage.
A tender stage normally takes between 7 and 8 months to complete. Upon completion of tender stage this project will then progress to construction stage.
My Department is fully committed to getting the project delivered as quickly as possible.
