Mark Ward (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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82. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) will see work commence on its new school building; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19621/23]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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The major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is part of a campus project with a Primary School and a Post Primary School. The project is assigned to my Department’s ADAPT (Accelerated Delivery of Architectural Planning and Tendering) programme. The project brief is the provision of two new 16 classroom primary schools and a new PE Hall for the post primary school.

My Department authorised the Design Team to proceed to retender the project as the first tranche of tenders were deemed unviable.

The original planning permission expired in May 2022, due to a change in the Planning Acts introduced by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage in Sept 2021 which removed the option to extend a planning permission, a new planning application was lodged in August 2022. A response to a request for further information from South Dublin County Council is currently being prepared by the Design Team. The project was retendered in parallel with the new planning application.

John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein)
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83. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on a school building project (details supplied); if she will provide an estimated timeframe from construction to completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19651/23]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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The project to which the Deputy refers has been devolved for delivery to Kildare & Wicklow Educational Training Board (KWETB).

This project is currently at Stage 2b of the architectural planning process. The next step for the Design Team will be to obtain the statutory planning approvals. When these planning approvals are in place, the project can proceed to tender and construction.

While at this early stage it is not possible to provide details or a timeline for completion of the project, KWETB will be engaging directly with the school authorities to keep them informed of progress.

John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein)
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84. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on a school building project (details supplied); if she will provide an estimated timeframe from construction to completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19653/23]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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The project to which the Deputy refers has been devolved for delivery to Kildare & Wicklow Educational Training Board (KWETB).

This project is currently at Stage 2b of the architectural planning process. The next step for the Design Team will be to obtain the statutory planning approvals. When these planning approvals are in place, the project can proceed to tender and construction.

While at this early stage it is not possible to provide details or a timeline for completion of the project, KWETB will be engaging directly with the school authorities to keep them informed of progress.

John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein)
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85. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on a school building project (details supplied); if she will provide an estimated timeframe from construction to completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19654/23]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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The project to which the Deputy refers has been devolved to the National Development Finance Agency (NDFA) for delivery as part of a programme of school building projects. This school is in the bundle referred to as ‘Project Dargle’

The project is currently at Stage 2b of the architectural planning process, the next step for the Design Team will be to obtain the statutory planning approvals.

While at this early stage it is not possible to provide details or a timeline for completion of the project, the NDFA will be engaging directly with the school authority to keep it informed of progress

John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein)
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86. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on a school building project (details supplied); if she will provide an estimated timeframe from construction to completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19655/23]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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The project to which the Deputy refers has been devolved to the National Development Finance Agency (NDFA) for delivery as part of a programme of school building projects. This school is in the bundle referred to as ‘Project Boyne’

The project is currently at Stage 2b of the architectural planning process, the next step for the Design Team will be to obtain the statutory planning approvals.

While at this early stage it is not possible to provide details or a timeline for completion of the project, the NDFA will be engaging directly with the school authority to keep it informed of progress.