Dáil Éireann Debate, Monday - 9 September 2024
704. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education if she will request that her officials reassess and increase the grant awarded to a school (details supplied) as building costs have increased and the school requires additional funding in order to complete this long-awaited building project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35920/24]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe school referred to by the Deputy was approved to enter the Department’s pipeline of school buildings for a project to provide 2 Mainstream Classrooms and 2 Resource Rooms. The project has been devolved for delivery to the school authority and they have appointed a design team to progress the project through the various stages of architectural design, planning, procurement and construction.
This project was approved by my Department to go to tender in 2022. This approval was conditional on the works being tendered within 6 months. However, my Department has not received a tender report for this project to date. My Department has already approved a warranted increase in Design Team fees on this project and this has been communicated to the school authority directly. Any further increase can only be considered in the context of an extended scope of works. Officials in my Department have been and will continue to be in regular communication with the school in order to assist the school and its design team to progress this important project.
