asked the Minister for Education if his Department has purchased or is purchasing land from Dublin Corporation; if such land is being purchased by any other Department on behalf of the Department of Education; the cost, area and location of the land; the use projected for the land; the estimated size and cost of any building to be provided on the land and utilised by his Department; the estimated accommodation to be provided in any such building; and the estimated timetable for its completion.
Written Answers. - Department of Education Land Purchases.
260.
(1) The following table lists the sites purchased or being purchased by my Department. (2) Land is not being purchased by any other Department on behalf of the Department of Education. (3) It is not the practice of the Department to release details of the price paid by it for school sites.
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Location |
Acreage |
Institution |
Pupil/Student Accommodation |
Year of Completion |
Cost of Building |
Area |
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A. COMMUNITY AND COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOLS |
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(1) Ballymun |
9.4 |
Ballymun Junior Comprehensive Schools |
1,600 |
1968 |
£770,000 |
10,500m2 |
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(2) Ballymun |
10.6 |
Ballymun Senior Comprehensive School |
600 |
1977 |
£620,000 |
3,600m2 |
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(3) Kilbarrack |
4.4 |
Greendale Community School |
800 |
1975 |
£500,000 |
5,800m2 |
|
(4) Springfield, Tallaght |
13.88 |
St. Mark's Community School |
1,000 |
1978/ 79 |
£958,000 |
6,000m2 |
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(5) Donahies, Raheny |
5.15 |
Donahies Community School |
1,000 |
1979 |
£905,000 |
6,000m2 |
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(6) Bayside/Baldoyle Tallaght |
4.75 (part of site only)* |
Bayside Community School |
1,000 |
1980 |
£1,000,000 |
6,000m2 |
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(7) Ballycrogh/ Oldcourt |
13.5 |
Old Bawn II Community School |
1,000 |
1982 |
£1,100,000 |
6,000m2 |
|
(8) Killinarden Kilnamanagh |
14.2 |
Kilnamanagh Community School |
1,000 |
1982 |
£1,100,000 |
6,000m2 |
*Remainder purchased from private vendor.
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Location |
Acreage |
Institution |
Pupil/Student Accommodation |
Year of Completion |
Cost of Building |
Area |
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B. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HIGHER EDUCATION, DUBLIN |
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(9) Albert College Ballymun |
50 |
NIHE Dublin Phase I (College of Commerce |
800 |
1981 |
£1,800,000 |
7,500m2 |
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C. |
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(10) Baile Harmain |
1.5 |
Scoil Neasáin |
— |
1975 |
£81,500 |
8 Class- rooms + General Purpose Room |