Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 6 October 2015
659. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the number of primary schools at stage 2B of the planning process for new schools and extensions; if she will confirm that a school (details supplied) in County Cork is at this stage; if it is envisaged that all schools at this stage will be part of the revised five-year building programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34456/15]
View answerThe Major Building Project referred to by the Deputy is one of 22 primary school projects currently at Stage 2(b) of Architectural Planning which are not on the current 5 year construction programme. Details of all projects are available on my Department's website.
Due to competing demands on the Department's capital budget imposed by the need to prioritise the limited funding available for the provision of additional school accommodation to meet increasing demographic requirements it was not possible to include this project in the 5 year construction programme announced in March 2012.
I wish to advise the Deputy that school building projects, including the projects to which he refers, which have been initiated but not included in the current five year construction programme, will continue to be progressed to final planning stages and will be well placed for consideration for inclusion in future construction programmes.
