Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 3 May 2023
144. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education if funding will be made available for the urgent provision of modular classrooms for a school (details supplied) in advance of September 2023 as part of the SEN Reconfiguration and Modular Accommodation Programme. [20213/23]
View answerI am pleased to advise the Deputy that approval has issued, to the school authority in question, for the provision of Modular accommodation.
The project is being delivered under the Department’s Devolved SEN Reconfiguration and Modular Accommodation programme. This approach supports accelerated delivery of the accommodation and maximises assistance to the school for this brief, the project will be delivered from the Department’s Procurement Frameworks. A Project Management company will be appointed, from the Department’s Framework, to design and tender the project. This consultant will lead the project through the various stages of planning process and construction.
The School Authority has overall responsibility for delivery of the project.
