Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 20 June 2024
117. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 76 of 12 June 2024, the position regarding the two lots outlined for Project Boyne; the order in which these lots will be commenced; which schools are allocated to each lot; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26575/24]
View answerAs the Deputy is aware, and further to the response provided previously on 12 June the six large scale projects being delivered for Project Boyne will be delivered across schools in counties Carlow, Kildare, Meath and Wicklow by the National Development Finance Agency (NDFA) on a devolved basis for the Department.These school building projects are flagship projects in their area and will provide new and modernised high-quality permanent facilities catering for over 5,750.students. This will transform the education infrastructure for these school communities both now and in the decades ahead, enabling students to benefit from purpose-built state of the art facilities.The Department has issued authorisation to NDFA for the completion of the remaining work on the preparation of tender documents required for public procurement of building contractors for all six schools for the end of the year.Given the scale of the 6 projects involved the procurement strategy involves this being done for the end of the year through two bundles. One bundle involves Coláiste Chraobh Abhann in Kilcoole, Cross and Passion College in Kilcullen and the Patrician Secondary School in Newbridge. The other bundle involves the Franciscan College in Gormanston, Presentation De La Salle College in Bagenalstown and St. Mary’s College in Naas. Both bundles are very important projects for delivery and the procurement strategy is aimed at delivering these flagship projects in an effective and efficient manner that reflects the scale of investment involved. The NDFA will be engaging directly with the individual schools in regards to progressing these very important projects.The status of all projects in the pipeline, including those at tender stage, is set out by County at (www.gov.ie) and is updated on a regular basis. The delivery of these projects builds on the very good progress we are making in providing new and modernised facilities at schools throughout the country under the rollout of the Government’s National Development Plan.
