Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 14 May 2019
166. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 282 of 26 March 2019, if a principal has been appointed for the north County Kildare Gaelcholáiste; if rental accommodation has been secured; if so, the location of some; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20618/19]
View answerFurther to Parliamentary Question No. 282 of 26 March 2019, Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board (KWETB) have informed officials from my Department that a Principal has been appointed and taken up duty on the 13th May, 2019.
My Department also understands that KWETB are taking a managed approach to provision of accommodation for students in Maynooth which consists of accommodation in Manor Mills for September 2019 and temporary rented accommodation on site at Maynooth Post Primary School.
My Department has sanctioned rental accommodation and KWETB has appointed a consultant who is preparing the planning application. The consultant will then procure a contractor to supply and install the prefabs along with the required services. It is not possible at this stage to give an exact date.
