Schools Building Projects Status

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 November 2013

Tuesday, 5 November 2013

Ceisteanna (310)

Derek Nolan

Ceist:

310. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills in view of a school (details supplied) agreeing in principle to a schedule of accommodation, if he will confirm that it will be able to make changes to the internal design of the new accommodation at design stage; if not, if he will send out a team of officials to visit the site as a proper internal design is imperative to the functioning of the school and this has not been agreed to in full; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46377/13]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Education and Skills

I wish to confirm that the accommodation brief for the school, referred to by the Deputy, has been finalised and agreement in principle for this brief was received from the school authority concerned in October last. I also wish to advise the Deputy that the school will have an opportunity at the Design Stage of the architectural planning process to input to the internal design layout of the proposed development, within the overall extent of the accommodation brief approved for the school in question.My Department's officials will be in further contact with the school in relation to the next stage of the architectural planning process.