Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 March 2023
695. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education the reason a new build fora school (details supplied) has been put on hold, given that this project was at a stage where works were expected to commence on site in May 2023. [13107/23]
View answerThe school to which the Deputy refers was granted approval under my Department's Additional School Accommodation (ASA) Scheme for the following provision:
5 x General Classrooms,
1 x Science lab (replacement of temporary unit)
7 x General Classrooms,
2 Classroom SEN base,
1 x SET room,
2 x Science lab,
2 x Science Prep area,
1x Music room,
1x Art room,
1x DCG (Design and Communication Graphics) room,
1x Textiles room,
1x Woodwork room,
1x Tech Prep room,
2 x Project storage and
Ancillary accommodation.
The project has been devolved to Tipperary ETB for delivery. A Stage 1 Report was submitted in August 2022 and was reviewed by my Department's Professional and Technical Team. Subsequently in February 2023 the school was granted approval to proceed to Stage 2a.It is currently the responsibility of the ETB, the school authority and the appointed Design Team to progress the project in this regard. At this early stage in the architectural planning process, it is not possible to provide an expected date for completion of the building.
