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Dáil Éireann debate -
Thursday, 11 Dec 1969

Vol. 243 No. 7

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Laois-Offaly Schools.

78.

asked the Minister for Education if he will give details of the national schools in Laois-Offaly (a) about to be erected or in course of erection and (b) in course of repair or about to be repaired.

With your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, I propose to circulate, for inclusion in the Official Report, a statement in tabular form giving the information requested by the Deputy.

Following is the statement:

The following lists give, for the counties of Laois and Offaly (a) the names of new national schools in course of erection or proposed for erection and (b) the names of national schools at which major improvement works, including the installation of running water and flushed sanitation are being carried out or will shortly be carried out.

(a)

(b)

County Laois:

Ballyroan Convent

Abbeyleix South

Coote St. Mon. Mountrath

Killadooley

Kilbricken

Rathdowney No. 2

Mountmellick B. & G. x

Stradbally Boys

Mountmellick Parochial

County Offaly:

Geashill (1)x

Dunkerrin x

Longford x

Shinchill (Killeigh) x

Bloomhill x

Birr Convent

Kilmurry

Coleman (Mucklagh)

Edenderry (2)

Sc. Colmcille (Durrow)

Oxmantown

Boher

Tullamore Convent

Kinnitty

Thomastown

Presentation Convent, Portarlington

Clonmacnoise

NOTE:

1. Work is already in progress at the schools marked x above. In the case of the remaining schools arrangements are at different stages of progress and building work will commence as soon as possible.

2. In addition to the cases listed at (b), above, there are other schools in the constituency where schemes for the provision of water-flushed sanitation and improved heating are being carried out by managers, under the terms of a general circular issued in 1969, authorising them to undertake, without prior consultation, such improvements in the heating and sanitation of schools as are urgently needed.

79.

asked the Minister for Education if he has plans for (a) the erection of new schools in Laois-Offaly and (b) the provision of water and sewerage in existing schools there; if so, what schools are so listed for the constituency; and when the work is likely to be undertaken.

With your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, I propose to circulate, for inclusion in the Official Report, a statement in tabular form giving the information requested by the Deputy in so far as it relates to post-primary schools. The information in regard to national schools has been furnished in reply to Question No. 78.

Following is the statement:

County Laois

Secondary Schools

New Schools

Extensions

Presentation Convent, Portarlington

Coláiste Bríde, Abbeyleix.

Salesian College, Ballinakill.

Presentation Convent, Durrow.

Coláiste Bríde, Mountrath.

*CBS Portlaoise.

Vocational Schools

New Schools

Extensions

*Portlaoise.

County Offaly

Secondary Schools

New Schools

Extensions

Edenderry Boys & Girls School

Presentation College, Birr

Meánscoil Naoimh Sharáin, Ferbane

Meánscoil an Chlochair, Tullamore

St. John's Secondary School, Birr

Vocational Schools

New Schools

Extensions

Tullamore

Edenderry

Birr

Banagher

Ferbane

* Work in progress.

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