Update on WBS Building Issues
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The Department of Education and Skills wishes to provide an update on the programme of structural assessments which have been conducted to date on schools constructed by Western Building Systems.
This follows the updates that were published on Friday 26th and Saturday 27th October.
A total of seven structural assessments were undertaken yesterday, 27 October. The outcome of the assessments is as follows:
Opening up works and further assessments are continuing today. A further update will be provided tomorrow, 29 October.
ENDS
As of today, 28th October 2018, 21 structural assessments have been undertaken with the following outcomes:
6 schools where no intervention is required to facilitate the reopening after the mid-term break as follows:
2 schools where an intervention is required in the form of a fence around the building and some protective decking to facilitate their reopening after the mid-term break:
3 schools where an internal and external intervention is required to facilitate the reopening of the ground floor area after the mid-term break:
The structural assessment and analysis of same remains ongoing in respect of 9 schools.
Arrangements have been put in place by Dublin/Dun Laoghaire ETB to accommodate students of Ardgillan Community College affected by the closure of phase one of the school building.