Written answers
Monday, 9 September 2024
Department of Education and Skills
School Accommodation
Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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607.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 541 of 9 April 2024, the status of an application to build an extension to a school (details supplied) for the provision of two permanent ASD class units and classroom; the next steps to be completed in this project; the expected timeframe for completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter.[34850/24]
Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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The School to which the Deputy refers was approved to enter the department’s pipeline for a project under my Department's Additional School Accommodation (ASA) Scheme. The project will provide one mainstream classroom and a two classroom special education needs (SEN). The project was devolved for delivery to the school authority.
Officials in my Department frequently engage with Cavan Monaghan Education and Training Board (CMETB), who are assisting on this project. My Department has recently received an updated cost plan from the School Authority's Design Team. Due to a thorough and detailed evaluation and the importance of compliance with costs it is not possible to estimate the review duration however the Department will endeavour to review as early as possible. Department's officials will be in contact with CMETB when this review has been completed to advise on next steps.
At this early stage, it is not possible to predict when a significant school building project of this nature will go to construction, nor when it will be completed, as progress depends upon many contingent factors that can arise.
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