- Pre-Procurement
- Procurement
- Contract Award
- Construction
- Construction Completed
- Contract Management
Project Background
The NDFA is supporting the Department of Education (DoE) by delivering an element of the Department's school building programme on its behalf.
The Exchequer Funded Schools Programme (also known as The Devolved Schools Building Programme 2 (DSBP2)) is comprised of 34 individual school building projects ranging from new builds, to extensions / refurbishment projects for works at both primary and post primary level.
It is intended that these projects will be delivered as six distinct project bundles, Project Nore, Project Boyne, Project Dargle, Project Lee, Project Liffey and Project Shannon.

Procurement / Latest News
WS Atkins Ireland Ltd. has been appointed as Project Management Design Team consultants for Project Nore.
JJ Rhatigan & Co./ABM Design & Build Ltd. (joint venture) were appointed as the Design & Build contractor for Project Nore in October 2023.
Construction work is progressing on Project Nore.

Project Details
Kilkenny CBS
- Location Kilkenny
St. Canice's Primary School
- Location Kilkenny
Presentation Secondary School
- Location Kilkenny
St. Finian's College
- Location Mullingar, Co. Westmeath
St. Mary's Special School
- Location Mullingar, Co. Westmeath
Gaelscoil Charraig na Suire
- Location Carrick on Suir, Co. Tipperary
St. Mark's Special School
- Location Newbridge, Co. Kildare
Project Team
Role | Team Member |
---|---|
Sanctioning Authority | Department of Education |
Programme Management | NDFA |
Financial Advisor | NDFA |
Legal Advisor | Philip Lee |
Quantity Surveyors | Turner & Townsend |
Project Management | WH Stephens |
Architects | Simon J. Kelly Architects / McCullough Mulvin Architects / WS Atkins Ireland Ltd. |
Landscape Architect | Cunnane Stratton Reynolds |
Civil & Structural Engineers | WS Atkins Ireland Ltd. |
Mechanical & Electrical Engineers | Douglas Carroll Consulting Engineers |
Planning Advisor | Coakley O'Neill Town Planning Ltd. |
Fire Safety Advisor | WS Atkins Ireland Ltd. |
PSDP & Health & Safety Adviser | WS Atkins Ireland Ltd. |
Construction Quality Monitoring | WS Atkins Ireland Ltd. |
Assigned Certifier | AECOM Ireland Ltd. |
Exchequer Funded Schools Programme

Sector:
Education
Project stage:
Procurement
Exchequer Funded Schools Programme 2

Sector:
Education
Project stage:
Procurement
Project Boyne

Sector:
Education
Project stage:
Pre-Procurement
Project Dargle

Sector:
Education
Project stage:
Pre-Procurement
Project Lee

Sector:
Education
Project stage:
Pre-Procurement
Project Liffey

Sector:
Education
Project stage:
Pre-Procurement