Minister approves 25 new school building projects
The Minister for Education has granted approval for 25 new school building projects, which will now proceed to the tender and construction phases.
Batt O'Keeffe has outlined plans to provide permanent places for more than 4,600 primary school pupils in five new schools and 15 extended and modernised schools.
A further 3,000 second-level students will benefit from one new school and three major extension and refurbishment projects.
Schools going to site before the end of 2008:
Five primary, two post-primary
Dromtrasna National School, Co Limerick
St Mary’s Convent National School, Co Meath
Dooish National School, Co Donegal
Gaelscoil Chill Dara, Co Kildare
Newbridge ED. Together National School, Co Kildare
Athy Community College, Co Kildare
St Peter’s College, Co Meath
Projects to proceed to tender in the first half of 2009:
Ratoath jnr and snr National Schools, Co Meath
Scoil Bhríde National School, Athgarven, Co Kildare
Silvermines National School, Co Tipperary
Scoil Bhríde National School, Kill, Co Kildare
Scoil Mhuire Naofa, Co Meath
Corr A Chrainn National School, Co Monaghan
SN Muire Gan Smal, Co Carlow
Springdale National School, Dublin 5
Caragh National School, Kildare
Scoil Iosagáin, Co Cork
Ballybunion National School, Co Kerry
Colaiste Iognáid, Galway
Meanscoil Iognaid, Naas, Co Kildare
Davitt College, Co Mayo
The following 3 primary schools are to progress up to and including application for planning permission and preparation of tender documents, with a view to the earliest possible date to site:
S.N Naomh Mochta, Dublin 15
Bunscoil Bhóthar Na Naomh, Co Waterford
Scoil Niocláis, Co Cork
