Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 1 February 2022
453. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education the details of the operation of the ADAPT building programme of her Department; the way it operates in respect of taking projects from approval in principle to the construction stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4239/22]
View answerThe ADAPT programme is an innovative approach to project and programme delivery introduced by the Department in 2016. It uses a professional external Project Manager to coordinate and drive a programme of projects and to manage the respective design teams on each project.
The ADAPT programme seeks to accelerate the delivery of the respective projects through the stages of architectural planning and tendering. It is also intended, through the use of the external Project Manager, to alleviate the burden on school Principals and Boards of Management in the delivery of major school building projects.
Dependent on type and complexity, projects on the ADAPT Programme are expected to take approximately between 19 and 36 months to get from Design Team appointment up to, but not including, Construction Stage including all associated Stakeholder approvals. The construction period will vary depending on the scale, nature and complexity for each project.
