Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 June 2020
174. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills the steps taken to ensure a school (details supplied) can safely accommodate the full pupil cohort commencing at the end of August 2020; the contacts made with the school; the plans that have been discussed to facilitate the pupils in the school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12004/20]
View answer237. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to facilitate a school (details supplied) to open its prefabricated building to students in September 2020. [12450/20]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 174 and 237 together.
As the Deputy will be aware, a major building project to provide permanent accommodation for the school referred to by the Deputy is included in my Department's building programme to be delivered as part of the National Development Plan (NDP).
The school will be delivered under the Department's Design and Build programme. The position relating to the school's permanent accommodation is that the tender documents are being finalised and tenders are due to issue shortly. Construction of the new school is expected to commence in Quarter 4 this year. The project, when completed, will replace the school's existing prefabricated accommodation.
