Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 19 May 2015
451. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of prefabricated mainstream classrooms in Dublin North, including in Portmarnock and in south Swords, in tabular form, for each of the past ten years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19769/15]
View answerInformation on the number of rented prefab units in Primary and Post-Primary schools in Dublin city and county for the years 2011 to date is set out in the following table for the Deputy's attention. My Department does not hold information in the sub-county format as requested. Data prior to 2011 is not available. Please note that a prefab unit may consist of one or more classrooms and/or ancillary accommodation.
My Department's over-riding objective is to ensure that every child has access to a physical school place and that our school system is in a position to cope with increasing pupil numbers. To ensure that this is achieved, the delivery of major school projects to meet significant demographic demands nationally will be the main focus for capital investment in schools in the coming years.
Under my Department's Prefab Replacement Initiatives 2012 and 2013, 34 school authorities in the Dublin area were allocated funding totalling €11.1m to replace rented prefabs with permanent accommodation.
Prefabricated accommodation in Primary & Post Primary schools in Dublin city and county - 2011 to date
|
Year |
No of schools |
No of units |
|
2011 |
96 |
285 |
|
2012 |
84 |
249 |
|
2013 |
81 |
217 |
|
2014 |
66 |
163 |
|
2015 (to date) |
66 |
161 |
