Sorca Clarke (Longford-Westmeath, Sinn Fein)
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275. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of WTE structural engineers employed by her Department as of 15 April 2024; and if she will provide same figures as of 30 September 2021, in tabular form. [17404/24]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested by the Deputy is as follows:

15th April 2024 - 4 Structural Engineers, including one at Programme Manager level and 3 at Senior Engineer level

30th September 2021 - 0 Structural Engineers

It is important to note that, in addition to the professional and technical staff directly employed by the Department of Education in its Planning and Building Unit, the Department also engages external multi-disciplinary professional expertise to support school infrastructure design and delivery. There is a dedicated framework in place to facilitate the procurement of civil and structural engineering expertise to support school building projects.