Schools Building Projects

Wednesday, 24 October 2018

Questions (169)

Eamon Scanlon

Question:

169. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a school (details supplied) in County Leitrim; if he will meet a delegation to discuss proposals regarding a new building for the school; the amount of funding allocated for new school buildings in budget 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44081/18]

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Minister for Education and Skills

I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department has agreed to meet with the school in question and my officials are awaiting further contact from the school in this regard.

My Department’s capital allocation for school building purposes in 2019 is €622m.

As the Deputy will be aware, the National Development Plan (NDP) provides for an €8.4 billion investment in school buildings over the period 2018 to 2027 to deliver on NDP and National Planning Framework objectives through addressing the twin priorities of catering for demographics and ensuring a strengthened focus on refurbishment of existing school stock. This investment will result in an almost doubling of the capital budget for school buildings - €540m in 2018 rising to an annual average of circa. €1 billion in the second half of the NDP period.