Schools Building Projects
Dail Éireann — 2025-10-15
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Michael Moynihan (FF), Cork North-West

The design team has finalised the tender documentation. The review of the documentation is in the Department. The commitment I will give is we will make sure it is not delayed within it. There was a commitment given for 1 September. We are now heading for the end of October. That is six weeks of a delay. Every week and day is a delay. I accept people's frustration. As public representatives in the community, the Deputies have articulated it clearly and demonstrated unity this morning on the issue. I will give a commitment to move what has to be done in the Department speedily through the process and make sure this project is completed.
I understand the frustration of parents and the community that something that was promised over 25 years ago has not been delivered. It is needed. When we look at the draft of the documentation I have been given, it is frustrating to see that because of some technical issues on the planning side of it. I give a commitment that we will do everything that can be done to move this project on. I will report back to the Deputies with an update.

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Sitting date: 2025-10-15