asked the Minister for Education the number of secondary schools which have notified him of their intention to close down within the next six years; and their locations and exact addresses.
Written Answers. - Secondary School Closures.
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The authorities of the following schools have given public notice that the schools will be closing within the next six years:—
The Maria Assumpta School, Gardiner Street, Dublin; The Holy Faith Convent, Dominick Street, Dublin; The Christian Brothers' School, Fermoy, County Cork.
It must be appreciated that, if, at any time, the Minister for Education had information on a confidential basis in relation to the intentions of the authorities of a school to close the school within a period of six years, it would not be open to him to disclose such information prior to a public statement being made by the authorities of the school concerned in connection with the matter. It should not, however, be inferred from this observation that there are at present any such schools.
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asked the Minister for Education the secondary schools that have closed down in the past ten years, distinguishing between those which have been superseded by community schools and those which have not; and if he will state in respect of each such school (a) the amount received in respect of building or equipment grants from his Department; and (b) if such sums have been repaid in whole or in part.
The lists of schools are as follows:
Secondary schools absorbed into comprehensive or community schools
An Mheán-Scoil, Carndonagh, County Donegal.
Árd-Scoil Mhuire, Derrybeg, County Donegal.
Árd-Scoil Colmcille, Dungloe, County Donegal.
Clochar Mhuire na nAingeal, Falcarragh, County Donegal.
Coláiste na Croise Naofa, Falcarragh, County Donegal.
The Prior School, Lifford, County Donegal.
The Royal School, Raphoe, County Donegal.
Scoil Sheosaimh Naofa, Carna, County Galway.
Scoil Muire gan Smál, Clifden, County Galway.
Scoil M. na Trócaire, Clifden, County Galway.
Coláiste Sheosaimh Naofa, Manorhamilton, County Leitrim.
Scoil Muire, Moyne, County Longford.
Meán Scoil, De La Salle, Ardee, County Louth.
Scoil Naomh Áine, Mercy Convent, Ardee, County Louth.
St. Patrick's College, Ballyhaunis, County Mayo.
Scoil Seosaimh (Mercy Convent), Ballyhaunis, County Mayo.
St. Louis Secondary School, Ramsgrange, County Wexford.
Meán-Scoil Íde Naofa, Tarbert, County Kerry.
Scoil Muire, Boherbue, County Cork.
Coláiste Pádraig, Millstreet, County Cork.
Clochar na Toirbhirte, Millstreet, County Cork.
An Mheán-Scoil, Newmarket, County Cork.
Coláiste Muire, Douglas Road, Cork.
Rochelle School, Cork.
Cork Grammar School, Ashton, Cork.
Meán-Scoil Pádraig Naofa, Glin, County Limerick.
Coláiste an Croí Naofa, Crescent, Limerick.
Avoca School, Blackrock, Dublin.
Kingstown School, York Road, Dún Laoghaire, Dublin.
Scoil Íosa, Malahide, County Dublin.
Hibernian Marine School, Clontarf, Dublin.
Mountjoy School, Malahide Road, Dublin.
The Bertrand and Rutland High School, Eccles Street, Dublin.
Ursuline School, Cabinteely, Dublin.
Secondary schools which closed down
St. Norbert's College, Kilnacrott, County Cavan.
St. Clare's Secondary School, Cavan.
Our Lady's Secondary School, Coolarne, Turloughmore, County Galway.
Our Lady of Lourdes College, Eyrecourt, County Galway.
St. Lonan's Secondary School, Delvin, County Westmeath.
St. Camillus Juniorate, Killucan, County Westmeath.
St. Teresa's School, Ballinderry, Moate, County Westmeath.
Our Lady of the Angels, Bloomfield, Mullingar, County Westmeath.
Our Lady's Secondary School, Edgeworthstown, County Longford.
Scoil San Proinsias, Piltown, Drogheda, County Louth.
African Mission College, Ballinafad, County Mayo.
Scoil na Maighdine Muire, Newport, County Mayo.
Scoil na Croí Naofa, Mercy Convent, Elphin, County Roscommon.
St. Joseph's Secondary School, Gurteen, County Sligo.
Coláiste Chiaráin, Bray, Wicklow.
Meán Scoil do Bhuachaillí, Kanturk, County Cork.
De La Salle College. Mallow, County Cork.
St. Deolan's, Rochestown, County Cork.
Our Lady of Apostles, Ardfoyle, Cork.
Scoil Éanna, Cork.
Rosary Hill School, Castleconnell, Limerick.
Coláiste Mungarit, Limerick.
Coláiste Chnoic Mhellarí, Waterford.
Teach Féidhlinn, Waterford.
C.B.S. Juniorate, Baldoyle, Dublin.
C.B.S. Juniorate, Coláiste Mhuire, Swords, County Dublin
Dominican Convent, St. Mary's Cabra (boarding school only), Dublin.
Masonic Girls' School, Ballsbridge, Dublin.
Convent of Sacred Heart, Monkstown, Dublin.
St. Mary's Clarendon Street, Dublin.
Marymount, Harold's Cross, Dublin.
St. Thomas Aquinas School, Bushy Park Road, Dublin.
De la Salle, Roebuck Road, Dublin.
Capital grants towards the cost of the building and equipment were paid in the case of two of these schools. It is not in accordance with normal practice to disclose the amounts of grants paid to an individual school. A capital grant of £6,919.25 for a minor building project was paid to one secondary school which subsequently closed down. The intention was that this accommodation would be used for primary school purposes. Should this not materialise, a refund of the unexpired portion of the State grant would be made.
In the case of one other school which closed down, a capital grant of £1,968.86 was allocated for mobile pre-fabricated classrooms. A refund of the unexpired portion of the State grant is being made.