Paul Nicholas Gogarty
Ceist:244 Mr. Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Science the details of the guidelines on site density and usage for primary schools; and the action that can be taken if breaches exist. [17336/04]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 15 June 2004
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Freagraí scríofa
My Department seeks to purchase sites ranging from 2.5 to three acres in size for new school buildings for eight to 16 classroom schools. A new eight classroom school would generally be designed with a site area of 2.5 acres and a site of approximately three acres for a new 16 classroom school.
These size guidelines are advisory and relate solely to the provision of new school buildings. Smaller sites are often considered, particularly for urban areas where sites are not always available or where the cost per acre is prohibitive.
Design teams for schools building projects work closely with the relevant local authorities to ensure that sites are developed in a manner compatible with local authority planning requirements.