Parliamentary Question addressed to the Minister for Education and Skills

To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will clarify when the
special schools (details supplied) in County Dublin will go to construction in
view of the fact that the principals were under the impression that they would
go to construction at the end of this year; and if he will make a statement on
the matter?
[Setanta Special School and Ballyowen Meadows Special School Beechpark
Stillorgan Co Dublin]

Reply

The building project for the schools referred to by the Deputy is currently at
an early stage of architectural planning. The Stage 2(a) submission (developed
sketch scheme) was recently submitted to my Department and is being examined.
Assuming no issues arise with the stage 2(a) submission, the next step for the
project will be progression to stage 2(b) which includes the applications for
planning permission, fire cert and disability access cert and then the
completion of tender documents. Thereafter a tender process for the selection
of a building contractor will be necessary.

This project was included in the five year programme announced recently and is
listed to proceed to construction in 2014/2015.