Darren O'Rourke
Question:195. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education for an update on building works at a school (details supplied). [43812/24]
View answerThursday, 24 October 2024
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The project for the school referred to by the is part of my Department's construction programme and will be delivered as part of a campus project which will provide a new 8 classroom primary school and accommodation, including 2 classrooms for children with special educational needs for Dunshaughlin CNS and a new 1,000 pupil post-primary school and accommodation, including 4 classrooms, for children with special educational needs for Coláiste Rioga.
The project currently has planning permission and is, along with a number of other projects, being brought to the level of employer-led design with a Design Team assigned to do so under the supervision of my Department’s project manager. The process of appointing the Design Team from the Department’s Frameworks of Consultants was completed in September 2023 and the project is currently close to completion of Stage 2(b) of the architectural design process. Stage 2(b) involves detailed design and the preparation of tender documentation. The next stage, subject to relevant Stage 2(b) approvals, will be Stage 3, tender stage.
Planning permission for Dunshaughlin CNS was granted on the 04/11/2020. In the event that an extension to the current planning permission is required, my Department's project manager will arrange for the preparation of the necessary documentation for same in due course.
The project is currently anticipated to progress to tender in Q4 2024 subject to relevant Stage 2B approvals. Projects are subject to relevant due diligence at each stage in the process, within the context of overall programme and budgetary parameters.
My Department will continue to liaise with the school and patron body in relation to interim accommodation requirements and provide any updates in relation to progress on the school building project.