Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 16 December 2020
182. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education the stages of a typical school building project from beginning to end in tabular form; the steps involved in each of these phases; the timeline for a new permanent school building project (details supplied) in this context; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43969/20]
View answerThe building project referred to by the Deputy is being delivered under my Department's Design & Build programme. This delivery programme uses a professional external Project Management team to progress the project through the stages of architectural planning, tendering and construction.
Planning permission was lodged on the 31st March 2020. A Notification to Grant planning was received on 4 December 2020 and the final grant of planning is now awaited. As with all school building projects, the exact timeframe for delivery of the school will be dependent on the grant of planning permission. It is intended that this project will proceed to tender as early as possible in 2021. The expected construction period for this project is approximately 70 weeks.
My Department will keep the Board of Management fully informed of developments as they occur.
