John Paul O'Shea
Question:512. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the capital project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9129/26]
View answerTuesday, 10 February 2026
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The school to which the Deputy refers was approved to enter my Department's pipeline for a project under the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) Scheme. The project will provide seven general classrooms, five special education tuition (SET) rooms, two art rooms and two project stores, one music room, one multimedia room, one textiles room and a two class special educational needs (SEN) base. The project was devolved to Cork Education and Training Board (ETB) for delivery.
This project is currently at Stage 1 (Preliminary Design). The original design team lead, appointed in September 2022, withdrew in May 2025. A new tender process was undertaken to appoint a replacement, and a new lead was appointed in September 2025. These changes have contributed to delays in preparing the revised Stage 1 report.
Cork ETB has advised that the revised Stage 1 report is now in development and is expected to be submitted to the Department in Quarter 2, 2026. Once submitted the report will be reviewed from both a technical and cost perspective in accordance with the requirements of the Public Spending Code. All projects, including this one, will undergo the necessary due diligence outlined in the Public Infrastructure Guidelines. Managing timing, scope, and cost is crucial to staying within budgetary limits under the National Development Plan for the overall program.