Schools repair bill of €400m a ‘rough ballpark figure’, senior official says
Figure put to departmental official in action against building firm over alleged defects
Defective school built in ‘record’ 20 weeks instead of 60, High Court told
‘Breakneck speed’ created risk of shoddy work which Minister’s engineers had duty to monitor, judge hears
Profits fall at school builders in legal dispute with Department of Education
Pre-tax profits down 73% at Western Building Systems
Seventeen additional schools found to have structural flaws
Temporary remediation and precautionary measures to be put in place
Cost of repairing structural defects to Dublin school likely to exceed €3 million
Court papers show Department of Education believes cost of repairs likely to be nearly as high as original cost of Balbriggan building
Department of Education sues contractor over alleged defects to school buildings
Court application made to admit proceedings against WBS to the fast track Commercial Court list
Two schools at centre of structural concerns will not reopen today
Most schools set to reopen after engineering teams worked through the weekend to complete remedial works
Structural assessments of schools to be completed
Details of any further structural issues at schools to be release in coming days
Schools built too quickly during Celtic Tiger, says McHugh
Minister wants to know ‘what happened, what went wrong [and] who’s responsible?’
Structural safety assessments ordered for 30 schools after defects found in Balbriggan
Fire safety audits had previously been ordered at the schools
North Dublin school building closed due to ‘structural issues’
Ardgillan Community College forced to find alternative accommodation for 200 pupils
Fire in Greystones school with fire safety issues ‘a wake-up call’
Department promised works at Gaelscoil na gCloch Liath would be finished by November
Primary schools with fire safety lapses will open on Monday
Western Building Systems says buildings met ‘all relevant fire safety and building regulations’
Half modular homes planned by Dublin City Council funded
Minister for Housing Simon Coveney approves €12m to build 67 of 131 expected houses
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