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School Accommodation

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 13 January 2021

Wednesday, 13 January 2021

Questions (442)

Joe O'Brien

Question:

442. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Education the status of the provision of permanent buildings for two schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44844/20]

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Written answers

The projects for the first two schools referred to by the Deputy are being delivered under my Department's Design & Build programme. The tender process to establish the new Design & Build Contractors Framework commenced on the 4 December 2019. The second stage of the tender process which involves the detailed tender for several schools has commenced and is expected to be concluded in Quarter one 2021.

The building project for the first school referred to by the Deputy is included in the first bundle of projects currently being tendered to this new Framework. This is the earliest that the project can be tendered.

It is my Department’s intention that the construction of the new 1,000 pupil school will be phased to provide permanent accommodation as early as possible in the 2021/22 school year with the second phase of the new school being completed before the start of the 2022/23 school year.

The project for the second school referred to by the Deputy is at planning stage. 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. 

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