Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 7 November 2023
445. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education when additional accommodation for a school (details supplied) which was approved in May 2022 will be progressed and delivered as the school is experiencing severe overcrowding issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47399/23]
View answerI can confirm to the Deputy, that my Department received an application from the school in question under the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) scheme in October 2023.
The application is currently being assessed and contact will be made with the school authorities as soon as the assessment process is completed.
In tandem with this, a major building project to provide a permanent school building for the school is currently being progressed. The delivery body has advised my Department that it expects to be in a position to submit a revised stage 2b report to my Department early in the new year for review and approval.
I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the pre-qualification process for the project is underway and once complete and following Departmental approval, the delivery body will continue with the tender process for appointing a contractor and onwards to construction in due course.
