Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 February 2024
286. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Education the number of new schools built in the Santry, Whitehall and Dublin 9 catchment area and the amount spent on each school building since 2019, in tabular form. [7709/24]
View answerSince 2020, my Department has invested in the region of €4.3 billion in our schools throughout the country, involving the completion of over 800 school building projects with construction currently underway at approximately 300 other projects, which includes 33 new school buildings.
These 300 projects currently at construction involve a total State investment of over €1.2bn.
There are also approximately 90 projects currently at the tender stage including a further 28 new school buildings. All these new school buildings are flagship projects in their area and transform the education infrastructure for those school communities.
This is a record level of investment in our schools and highlights the Government’s very strong track record of delivery in providing additional capacity and modern facilities for our school communities.
The key drivers of capital investment in the school's sector include:
• demographic growth, particularly at post primary level
• increased demand for special educational needs provision
• alignment of school place provision with new housing development
• climate action objectives including deep energy retrofit.
Since 2019, 20 school building projects were completed in Dublin, of which 1 was in the Whitehall/Santry/Dublin 9 area. The project is detailed below:
|
Roll Number |
School Name |
Project Brief |
Year Complete |
Overall Project Cost |
|
20486R |
Gracepark ETNS, Drumcondra, Dublin 9 |
New 16 Classroom school plus 2 Classroom SEN |
2020 |
c. €12.6m |
The status of all projects and completions are listed on a county-by-county basis at www.gov.ie and is updated on a regular basis to reflect their progress through the various stages of capital appraisal, site acquisition, design, tender and construction.
