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Dáil Éireann debate -
Thursday, 24 Jun 1982

Vol. 336 No. 7

Written Answers. - School General Purposes Rooms.

487.

asked the Minister for Education the location of schools in County Meath which do not have a general purpose room; and the number of classes in each such school.

According to the records in my Department the following is the information relating to national schools in County Meath which have three classrooms or over and have no general purposes rooms.

School

Number of Classes

Baconstown

3

Killyon

4

Kilbeg

3

Clonard

4

Gortloney

3

Carlanstown

3

Longwood

4

Kildalkey

3

Kilmainhamwood

4

Kentstown

6

Carnross

4

Skryne

5

Kilcloon

6

Kiltale

5

Stamullen

5

Duleek Boys and Girls

8

(Boys School)

6

(Girls School)

Mulhussey

3

Moynalvey

5

Moynalty

4

Maio

3

Ballivor

5

Ballinacree

3

Rathbeggan

5

Clonmahon

5

488.

andMr. Cooney asked the Minister for Education the location of each national school in County Westmeath which does not have a general purpose room; and the number of classes in each such school.

According to the records in my Department the following is the information relating to national schools in County Westmeath which have three classrooms or over and have no general purposes room.

School

Number of Classes

Kilcummeragh

3

The Downs

4

Kilbeggan Boys

3

Castlegeoghegan

3

Curraghmore

4

Kilcleigh

3

Cornamaddy

10

Lismacaffrey

3

Crowenstown

3

Tang

3

Castlepollard (Catholic)

7

Miltownpass

3

Ballinagore

3

Gainstown

3

Carley

3

Delvin

3

Rochfortbridge

3

Moate Convent

7

Rathwyre

5

Mount Temple

4

Coosan

4

Kinnegad Boys'

4

Kinnegad Girls'

3

489.

asked the Minister for Education the educational value to schools of general purposes rooms; the average cost of the type of general purpose room as would be appropriate in a (a) four, (b), six and (c) 12 teacher school.

General purpose rooms are provided to give schools facilities for physical education, music, drama, exhibition of students' work and a variety of other educational activities suited to the needs of individual schools.

The estimate average costs for the categories of schools mentioned in the question are (a) £40,000 (b) £40,000 and (c) £50,000.

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