Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 14 January 2021
133. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Education the status of the permanent building for a school (details supplied); if the contract will be awarded as planned and construction commenced in Q1 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2116/21]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe tender process to establish the new Design & Build Contractors Framework commenced on the 4th December 2019. The second stage of the tender process which involves the detailed tender for several schools has commenced and is expected to be concluded in Quarter 1 2021.
The building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is included in the first bundle of projects currently being tendered to this new Framework. This is the earliest that the project can be tendered.
It is my Department's intention that the construction of the new 1,000 pupil school will be phased to provide permanent accommodation as early as possible with the second phase of the new school being completed before the start of the 2022/23 school year.
