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.
During the period 2018 to 2021 691 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 64000 school places. 19 of these projects delivered were in County Kildare; 16 of those were primary schools including one special school and 3 were post-primary school building projects.
It is anticipated that 150 to 200 school building projects will be completed annually during the 2022 to 2025 period.
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.
The current status of these projects being delivered is listed on a county by county basis on www.gov.ie and is updated on a monthly basis to reflect their progress through the stages.
As reported in November 2021 there are currently 9 projects at various stages of planning and design in the Kilcock School Planning Area. These projects, listed below are being progressed through the various stages of assessment and delivery.
The length of time a project takes to deliver depends on a number of factors, including scale and complexity, and is subject to the time it takes to progress through the statutory approval process. There is also always a risk of unforeseen issues giving rise to slippage in the progress of a project through the design, statutory approvals or tendering process. Furthermore, Additional Accommodation projects may differ in the way they progress through the architectural planning process depending on their scope.
Current Large Scale & Additional Scheme Accommodation (ASA) Projects in Kilcock 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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Project Type
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Current Stage
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19897I
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Scoil Uí Riada
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Primary
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Extension
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Stage 2a
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18650P
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Newtown NS
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Primary
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Extension
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Stage 4
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18666H
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Tiermohan NS
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Primary
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Extension
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Stage 4
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61691B
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Scoil Dara
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Post Primary
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Extension
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Stage 1
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76595N
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Enfield Community College
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Post Primary
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New School
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Stage 2b
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17821L
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St Mary’s Primary School
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Primary
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Extension
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Stage 4
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18051Q
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Coole NS
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Primary
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Extension
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Stage 2a
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18650P
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Newtown NS
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Primary
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Extension
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Stage 1
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61691B
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Scoil Dara
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Post Primary
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Refurbishment
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Stage 4
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Scoil Uí Ríada, Roll Number 19897I.
This project was approved to planning stage 2a on 07/04/2021. It is currently the responsibility of the Board of Management of the school to progress the project.
Newtown NS, Roll Number 18650P. The project was approved to planning stage on 07/04/2021. It is currently the responsibility of the Board of Management of the school to progress the project. This project is currently onsite and nearing completion.
Tiermohan NS, Roll Number 18666H. This project is currently onsite and nearing completion.
Scoil Dara, Roll Number 61691B. Technical Comments have issued to the school regarding the submitted stage 1 report. It is currently the responsibility of the Board of Management of the school to progress the project.
The building project for Enfield Community College, Roll Number 76595N is being delivered under the Department’s Design and Build Programme. The decision to grant planning permission by the Local Authority, which was received in July, was subject to 18 conditions. The Project Manager with their Design Team have commenced the preparation of tender documentation for the project. Once this stage is complete the project will then proceed to tender stage.
My Department currently has no applications on hand under the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) scheme in respect of schools in Kilcock.
