The following school building projects are being progressed in Maynooth, Co. Kildare to meet expected demand in the area.
Major building projects included as part of the Capital Programme:
Maynooth Post Primary School (R/N 70700A) and Maynooth Community College (R/N 76193Q)
- A building projects to deliver 1,000 pupils places and 2-classroom SEN bases of both of these schools was practically completed in December 2020 and are ready for occupation. However, there are outstanding additional works to take place to complete a shared PE Hall facility.
Gaelscoil Ruairí (RN 20527F)
- School opened in September 2019 and is currently accommodated in interim accommodation. The proposed new 8-classroom school building plus 2-classroom SEN is at planning permission stage. A request for further information was received on 18/12/2020. Until such time as planning permission has been secured, it is not possible to provide a timeline for progression of the project to tender and construction stages.
Maynooth Boys School (RN 17341U)
- This project commenced construction in December 2020 for a new 24 classroom school and a 2 classroom SEN Base. The construction project is progressing satisfactorily on site and the contract duration is 18 months.
- Maynooth Educate Together (RN 20292E)
- This project is currently on site and due for completion in Quarter 2 2021. Phase 1 was handed over in 2019, the project when complete will provide for a 16 classroom school plus SEN classes.
In addition the following Additional School Accommodation project has been approved:
Presentation Girls NS (RN 00779U)
- This project is at the design stage. The project is to provide 3 mainstream classrooms (including allowing for conversion of existing classrooms to provide SEN provision), 2 SET rooms and ancillary accommodation.
As previously advised details of all school building projects both at primary and post-primary level are available on my Department website www.education.ie and this information is updated on a regular basis.
