Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 14 December 2006
346 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Education and Science when a committee (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a reply from the school planning section, Tullamore, County Offaly; the reason for the delay in receiving this reply; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43463/06]
Amharc ar fhreagraAn application has been received from County Donegal VEC to establish a Gaelcholáiste in Buncrana from September 2007 and this is under active consideration in my Department. A decision on the granting of recognition to the proposed school will be conveyed to the VEC when the assessment is finalised.
347 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science if a design team has been appointed for the required extension to a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and the status of the architectural planning phase at this point in time. [43474/06]
Amharc ar fhreagraA Design Team was appointed on the School referred to by the Deputy on the 28th November last and the School Authorities were instructed to inform their Design Team to prepare a stage 1/2 submission (Outline sketch scheme with costings). The Stage 1/2 documentation is now awaited and when this is received in my Department, my officials will arrange a meeting with the School Authorities and their Design Team in order to evaluate the documentation. It is envisaged that unless there are very exceptional circumstances involved, the meeting will be sufficient to authorise the project to progress to the next stages of architectural planning. Progression of the project to tender and construction will be considered in the context of the School Building and Modernisation Programme 2007-2011.
348 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science when the new gaelscoil (details supplied) in County Kildare will go to tender. [43475/06]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe building project for the school referred to by the Deputy was one of sixty two projects that I announced to commence the architectural planning process in January of this year. The brief for the project consists of a 16 classroom Generic Repeat Design with an additional bolt-on Special Education Tuition room. A Design Team was appointed on the project in July of this year and following a briefing seminar in my Department's Offices in Tullamore, the Design Team were instructed to proceed to Stage 3 (detailed design with costings) of my Department's Design Team Procedures.
The Stage 3 documentation is now awaited and when this is received in my Department, my officials will, if necessary, arrange a meeting with the School Authorities and their Design Team in order to evaluate the documentation. Once the Stage 3 is approved, the new school building project will proceed, in accordance with the School Building and Modernisation Programme 2007-2011, to advanced design and thereafter to tender and construction.
349 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science if the outline sketch scheme of the new gaelscoil (details supplied) in County Kildare has been received; and when this project will go to tender. [43476/06]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Stage 1/2 documentation (outline sketch scheme with costings) in respect of the school referred to by the Deputy has not been received to-date, but when the stage 1/2 submission is received in my Department, my officials will arrange a meeting with the School Authorities and their Design Team to evaluate the documentation. It is envisaged that unless there are very exceptional circumstances involved, the meeting will be sufficient to authorise the project to progress to the next stages of architectural planning.
On completion of architectural planning, progression of the project to tender and construction will be considered in the context of the School Building and Modernisation Programme 2007-2011.
350 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science if a design team has been appointed for the new national school for Kill, County Kildare. [43478/06]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe new school building project for Kill is one of the 80 projects which I recently approved for the commencement of architectural planning. The school authority will be attending an information session shortly on the next steps to initiate the design phase of the project.
351 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science if a design team has been appointed for the new national school for Ardclough, County Kildare. [43480/06]
Amharc ar fhreagraA new school building project for Ardclough is one of 80 projects which I recently approved for the commencement of architectural planning. The school authority will be attending an information session shortly on the next steps to initiate the design phase of the project.
