Schools Building Projects
Seanad Éireann — 2026-03-25
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Christopher O'Sullivan (FF), Cork South-West

To recap, the 2b stage includes obtaining all statutory approvals. That includes planning permission. Sometimes it can take time but it needs to happen as quickly as possible. Then there are another few phases to go through, including preparing fully detailed tender documents and an accurate pre-tender cost plan. Those are the elements that can be expedited. I do not see why they should take a long time. Planning permission can be a bit more difficult because of the statutory requirements in terms of time and so on. I appreciate that the Senator raised it again. She has raised it multiple times. The entire Houses and Government buildings are aware of the Senator's dedication to this project. I hope that not far from now we will have a good news story about the commencement of the work.

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Sitting date: 2026-03-25