Schools Building Projects

Wednesday, 17 January 2024

Questions (512)

Emer Higgins

Question:

512. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education further Parliamentary Question No. 100 of 30 November 2023, for an outline of and update on the smaller student accommodation projects which are at various stages of planning and delivery throughout Dublin mid-west. [56825/23]

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Minister for Education

I can confirm to the Deputy that the purpose of my Department's Additional School Accommodation (ASA) scheme is to ensure that essential mainstream and special education classroom accommodation is available to cater for pupils enrolled each year and where the need cannot be met by the school’s existing accommodation or at other schools in an area. Where there is a need for accelerated delivery of such accommodation my Department utilises Modern Methods of Construction, including my Department's Modular Accommodation Framework, to meet the accommodation need. My Department has additionally put Project Management provision in place to support schools in the expedited delivery of this accommodation.

My Department has a large pipeline of projects for delivery under the school building programme, including the Dublin mid-west area. The main elements of this pipeline currently involve in excess of 1,300 school building projects for delivery under the Department’s Large Scale and Additional School Accommodation (ASA) scheme. These projects are currently in progress across the various stages of planning, design, tender and construction.

Details of large-scale and ASA projects being delivered under the school building programme may be viewed on my Department's website at www.gov.ie and this information is updated regularly. In addition, a list of large-scale projects completed from 2010 to date may also be viewed on the website.

For ease of reference, the current status of recent ASA projects in the Lucan, Clondalkin and Newcastle_Rathcoole School Planning Areas is listed below:

Roll Number	School Name	Total Project Brief	Current Stage Of Project
76065H	Colaiste Cois Life, Lucan	Refurbishment works to create 4 teaching spaces	Stage 5 (Complete)
76065H	Colaiste Cois Life, Lucan, Co. Dublin	7 X 49sqm General Classrooms, 1 X 100sqm Science Room & Prep Area, 1 X 120Sqm Technology Room	Stage 5 (Complete)
70042L	St Kevins Community College	3x General classrooms & 2 Classroom SEN base and Ancillary.	Stage 1 (Preliminary Design)
60264A	Colaiste Phadraig CBS	Refurbishment for Home Economics Room	Stage 4 (On site)
60121B	Moyle Park College, Clondalkin	4 MCR,1 SET	Stage 4 (On site)
20402I	Citywest Educate Together NS	3 x 80m2 mainstream classrooms, Roof Repairs, Completion of conversion works	Stage 5 (Complete)
20398U	Citywest & Saggart CNS & Citywest Educate Together NS	Provision of 5 x mainstream classrooms and 2 x resource rooms	Stage 5 (Complete)
19940G	Gaelscoil Naomh Padraig	1 Mainstream Classroom	Stage 3 (Tender)
20274C	Esker ETNS	1x Mainstream, 2x SEN base, 2x SET room	Stage 2a (Design)
00714P	St Marys BNS	4 MCR, 3 SET, 2 Class SEN Base, 1 UA Toilet and reconfiguration works for SEN in the interim.	Stage 1 (Preliminary Design)
13447Q	Scoil Mhuire Lucan	Refurbishment for SEN	Stage 1 (Preliminary Design)
19799I	Sacred Heart School, Sruleen, Clondalkin	2 x classroom SEN	Stage 5 (Complete)
18655C	Scoil Naomh Seosamh	1 Class SEN Base	Stage 4 (On site)
19221U	Scoil Naomh Aine	Renovation to existng SEN Class and construction of 1 additional SEN Class	Stage 4 (On site)
19510E	Talbot SNS	Reconfiguration for SEN class	Stage 4 (On site)
19220S	SCOIL NAOMH IDE	1X SEN Reconfiguration	Stage 4 (On site)
20390E	Ballydowd High Support Special School	Refurb works to Home Economics Room	Stage 4 (On site)