Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 21 October 2021
209. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education the stage plans are at for the construction of a school building for a school (details supplied); the timeframe from construction to completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51737/21]
View answer211. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education the stage plans are at for the construction of a school building for a school (details supplied); the timeframe from construction to completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51740/21]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 209 and 211 together.
The permanent school building project for the school referred to by the Deputy has been assigned to my Department’s Design & Build delivery programme which uses a professional external Project Manager to progress the project through the relevant stages of architectural planning, tender and construction.
The project will involve the construction of a new 8 classroom primary school with a Special Education Needs unit.
As with all school building projects, pre planning meetings are required with the Local Authority in advance of preparing a Planning Application. This is to ensure the highest probability of a successful planning application in the shortest time possible. A considerable amount of work is required following the pre-planning meeting to prepare a suitably detailed application. Until such time as planning permission has been secured, it will not be possible to provide a timeline for progression of the project to tender and construction stages.
The school is currently located in suitable interim accommodation pending delivery of the permanent school building.
