Malcolm Byrne
Ceist:996. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the extension of a school (details supplied); and the projected timelines for completion. [40795/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 29 July 2025
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Freagraí scríofa
The school to which the deputy refers has been granted capital funding for the provision of three mainstream classrooms, three Special Education Tuition rooms and the reconfiguration of existing accommodation to provide one Special Educational Needs classroom, Quiet space, Multi-activity room and Central activities space under my Department’s Devolved SEN Reconfiguration and Modular Accommodation programme.
This 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.
Kerrigan Sheanon Newman Project Management (KSN) Project Management have been appointed, from my Department’s Framework, to design and tender the project and oversee all elements of construction.
A statutory grant of planning permission was received in July 2025 for the proposed brief. The project has now progressed to pre-construction stage which involves development of site surveys, detailed design and cost report. On completion of this stage construction is expected to commence in August 2025 with a projected tentative timeline for completion of the full project in Q2 2026.
The Department is fully aware of the urgency in respect of this accommodation and will be working closely with the Project Managers and School Authority to keep it updated on overall project delivery and timelines.