Education and Training Boards

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 September 2020

Tuesday, 8 September 2020

Questions (486)

Gerald Nash

Question:

486. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 261 of 3 June 2020, the date of each meeting held during 2019 and to date in 2020 between officials from Louth Meath Education and Training Board and her Department regarding the head office building of LMETB in Drogheda, County Louth; the reason for requesting each meeting; the location of each meeting; the number of officials that attended from LMETB and her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21213/20]

Written answers

Minister for Education

A meeting took place on 22nd January 2019 in the Department’s offices in Tullamore which was attended by two officials from LMETB along with its design team as well as four officials from the Department. This was a further Stage 2B review meeting to discuss the issues set out in previous responses to the Deputy and followed on from previous meetings that had taken place to discuss these issues.

The issue was raised at further meetings in the context of the regular engagement between LMETB and officials from my Department to discuss issues with projects that have been devolved to LMETB for delivery. These meetings generally involved two LMETB and one or two officials from my Department and would have taken place, inter alia, on 1st May, 2019; 15th August, 2019 and 4th December, 2019. The Department and LMETB have also had a number of telephone conversations on the matter. The Department is in the process of arranging a further meeting with LMETB to discuss next steps in the progression of the project.