Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 September 2014
457. Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding school extensions at a school (details supplied) in County Dublin, as both schools are expecting to go to planning permission stage in the very near future; if additional structured funds will be provided as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35656/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe project referred to by the Deputy is currently progressing through the stages of Architectural Planning. Following the Stage 2(a) Stakeholders meeting, a Stage 2(a) addendum report was received from the Board of Management and a review was completed by my Department with comments issuing to the school in late August. In early September one of the schools contacted my Department to advise that they wish to request a brief change and were advised to submit a supplementary report for consideration. On receipt of this report and subject to no issues arising, the project will then be authorised to proceed to commence the applications for Planning Permission, Fire Cert and Disability Access Cert as part of Stage 2(b) of the architectural planning process. School building projects, including the project referred to by the Deputy, which have been initiated but not included in the current five year construction programme will continue to be progressed to final planning stages in anticipation of the possibility of further funds being available to the Department in the future.
