Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 October 2023
228. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education to detail how pyrite remediation was funded in each of the six schools it was identified in; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44821/23]
View answerMy Department’s approach is to support school authorities deal with pyrite through an appropriate remediation programme based on advices provided by Consultant Engineers which are assessed and reviewed by my Department’s Professional and Technical Team.
The standard approach is to factor pyrite remediation in to a building project that is already planned or underway for a school. In other cases, the issue of pyrite remediation is dealt with as a separate project under my Department’s Emergency Works Scheme.
In all cases, it is open to a school authority to seek funding under the Department’s Emergency Works Scheme to address any concerns it has in relation to the management of pyrite in the school building while awaiting remediation works to be undertaken.
