Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 11 December 2025
415. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of a capital project for a school (details supplied); the details of the works involved; the timeline for completion of the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71102/25]
View answerThe school to which the deputy refers to was granted capital funding for the provision of two Special Educational Needs Classrooms, three mainstream classrooms and seven special education tuition classrooms under my Department’s SEN Reconfiguration and Modular Accommodation programme.
The programme involves the use of Project Management supports which is designed to enable the accommodation to be provided as quickly as possible and help ease the administrative workload for school authorities in relation to the management and delivery of projects.
KSN has been appointed from my Department’s Framework to design and tender the project at the school in question. This is a collaborative process between the Project Manager, School Authority and my Department.
I wish to advise that this project is being delivered over two phases. Phase one is the demolition of the one prefab, relocation of the existing sensory room and the delivery of the 2 SEN modular units, Soft Play and 4 SET rooms. Work in this phase is ongoing. Phase 2 will comprise the further demolition of the remaining prefabs and the delivery of the remainder of the accommodation. Works on phase two will commence in 2026 and it is hoped the project will be completed in Q3 2026.
