Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 20 March 2024
485. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the amount of capital works funding her Department has provided to a school (details supplied) in 2023 and to-date in 2024; and the capital works projects that were carried out with this funding during this period. [12595/24]
View answerSince 2020, my Department has invested in the region of €4.5 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 31 new school buildings.
These 300 projects currently at construction involve a total State investment of over €1.2bn.
There are also 90 projects currently at the tender stage including a further 28 new school buildings. All of 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.
Since 2018 the school referred to by the Deputy has received over €93,000 in capital funding comprising of Minor Works funding and Furniture & Equipment funding. The funding provided from 2023 to date is detailed below.
|
Roll Number |
School Name |
Funding type |
Year |
Funding amount |
|
19316I |
St. Paul’s Special School, Beaumont, Dublin 9 |
Minor Works Grant |
2023 |
€9,496 |
The current status of all projects and completions from 2010 to date is 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.
