School Facilities

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 5 November 2020

Thursday, 5 November 2020

Questions (148)

Jennifer Whitmore

Question:

148. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education the minimum infrastructural requirements each primary and secondary school must meet, that is, classrooms, PE halls and so on; the guidelines for the minimum land size for primary and secondary schools; the minimum outdoor recreational facilities required for primary and secondary schools; the number of primary and secondary schools being built outside the guidelines by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34230/20]

Written answers

Minister for Education

I wish to advise the Deputy that a school's enrolment dictates the teacher allocation and consequently the accommodation required varies from school to school.

In the case of school projects, my Department's Technical Guidance Documents set out the general principles of Universal Design in schools.

A suite of technical guidance documents is available on the Department's website (www.education.ie) to assist design teams in best practice design and development of projects and to encourage them to take a complete design team approach from project conception. These documents cover all aspects of the development of a building project for both internal and external works.