Under Project Ireland 2040, the education sector will receive a total of approximately €4.4 billion capital investment over the period 2021-2025. This significant investment allows us to move forward with certainty on our ambitious plans and deliver high quality building projects, with a real focus on sustainability, for school communities across Ireland.
This investment will build on the good progress being made on adding capacity to cater for demographic changes and provision for children with special educational needs. This investment will also facilitate an increased focus on the modernisation of existing school stock and help transition the school system for an era of net zero carbon by 2050.
Approximately 1,200 school building projects are currently in progress across the various stages of planning, design, tender and construction – most of which are expected to be either under construction or completed in the period 2021 to 2025.
There are currently in excess of 250 school building projects at construction (on site) with a continuous stream of other projects at or near the tendering stage. These are being progressed as quickly as possible.
During the period 2018 to 2020 526 school building projects were completed under the Large Scale Capital Programme (LSCP) and the Additional School Accommodation Scheme (ASA). These projects delivered in excess of 48,000 school places. 16 of these projects delivered were in County Kildare; 13 of those were primary schools including one special school and 3 were post-primary school building projects.
There are currently 2 projects at various stages of planning and design in the Leixlip school planning area.
Current Large Scale & Additional Scheme Accommodation (ASA) Projects in Leixlip School Planning Area
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Roll No.
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School Name
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School Type
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Current Stage
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Project Type
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20526D
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Leixlip ETNS
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Primary
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New School
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Project Brief
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70691C
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Confey Community College
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Post Primary
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Extension
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Stage 1
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The project associated with Confey Community College, Roll Number 70691C is at Stage 1. It is currently the responsibility of the School Authority to progress the project.
The project associated with Leixip ETNS, Roll Number 20526D is at project brief stage. A site is also required to construct a permanent school building for the school.
The Department has the following application under the Additional Schools Accommodation scheme for Scoil Bhride, Leixlip, Roll number 19407L. The application received is for Special Education Needs accommodation and is currently under assessment.
The current status of these projects being delivered is listed on a county by county basis on gov.ie and is updated on a monthly basis to reflect their progress through the stages.
