Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 1 July 2021
22. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education if plans for the delivery of a school (details supplied) can be expedited given the pressing need for additional school places in Rush, County Dublin. [35272/21]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe delivery of a building project for St. Joseph’s Secondary School and Gaelscoil Ros Eo, Rush, Co. Dublin is a priority for my Department.
The brief for this project is to provide, on a greenfield site at Kenure, Rush, Co. Dublin, the following:
- a 16 classroom Primary School with 1 SEN Base for Gaelscoil Ros Eo which also includes a library, a General Purpose Room, 3 SET rooms, office accommodation and other ancillary accommodation
- a 1,000 pupil Post Primary School with 4 class SEN Base for St. Joseph’s School, including 37 general classrooms, 6 science labs, 4 Art&Craft/Home Economics Rooms, 4 Technology/Engineering Rooms, 6 other specialist rooms, a Library, a General Purpose Room, office accommodation and other ancillary accommodation
St Joseph’s Secondary School is a co-educational (under catholic ethos) post-primary school in Rush, Co. Dublin. The school is under the patronage of CEIST. The school is currently located in Convent Lane, Rush, Co. Dublin. The schools current enrolment is 842 (373 Girls and 469 boys)
Gaelscoil Ros Eo is a co-educational multi-denominational Irish medium primary school taught in the Irish medium. The schools current enrolment is 210 (106 girls and 104 boys)
The project has been devolved for delivery to CEIST, which is the patron body for St. Joseph’s Secondary School.
The Service Level Agreement (SLA) between CEIST and the Department has been executed. I am pleased to inform the Deputy of the recent appointment of a design team for the project in that respect.
It is now a matter for CEIST to progress this project. Its Design Team will now design the building, obtain the necessary statutory planning permission, and move the project onward to construction in due course. As the project is at an early stage in the delivery process, it is not possible at this time to give a date for its completion.
In the meantime, interim accommodation is being provided to cater for the increasing demographics. For St. Joseph's, most recently approval was given for the provision of 1 technical graphics room, 2 science labs, 1 general classrooms and the purchase of three existing temporary accommodation units. In the case of Gaelscoil Ros Eo, the most recent provision was the purchase of a 30m2 temporary accommodation unit.
