Further to Parliamentary Question No. 269 of 5 December 2023,
Currently there are 455 schools renting prefab accommodation, 323 primary schools and 132 post primary schools. A total of €28m was spent on renting prefabs in 2022. It is expected that there will be similar expenditure in 2023.
Below is a breakdown of the 455 primary and post primary school's rental contracts for each county and also list of spend per county.
County
|
2022
|
2023 (YTD)
|
Carlow
|
€ 587,892.06
|
357,329.35
|
Cavan
|
374,291.58
|
398,501.45
|
Clare
|
585,880.27
|
720,176.05
|
Cork
|
5,248,607.81
|
3,575,058.22
|
Donegal
|
912,635.98
|
1,098,888.90
|
Dublin
|
5,244,623.97
|
6,001,005.03
|
Galway
|
891,472.21
|
1,083,611.49
|
Kerry
|
501,835.61
|
653,751.32
|
Kildare
|
1,660,599.79
|
1,312,079.87
|
Kilkenny
|
370,090.61
|
572,370.83
|
Laois
|
498,069.89
|
408,382.04
|
Leitrim
|
144,302.69
|
202,817.98
|
Limerick
|
754,366.09
|
866,329.71
|
Longford
|
176,656.64
|
299,131.63
|
Louth
|
984,031.71
|
889,119.95
|
Mayo
|
518,153.02
|
630,937.92
|
Meath
|
2,718,507.57
|
3,095,777.23
|
Monaghan
|
330,281.06
|
261,150.11
|
Offaly
|
695,946.60
|
576,854.07
|
Roscommon
|
262,537.36
|
301,823.76
|
Sligo
|
476,928.24
|
416,553.93
|
Tipperary
|
1,097,293.71
|
1,160,633.35
|
Waterford
|
898,653.02
|
840,470.73
|
Westmeath
|
622,811.32
|
671,730.23
|
Wexford
|
547,283.64
|
271,575.89
|
Wicklow
|
976,930.97
|
1,330,038.32
|
TOTAL
|
€ 28,080,683.42
|
€ 27,996,099.36
|
County
|
Primary
|
Post Primary
|
Carlow
|
7
|
1
|
Cavan
|
9
|
1
|
Clare
|
12
|
2
|
Cork
|
48
|
11
|
Donegal
|
14
|
6
|
Dublin
|
64
|
22
|
Galway
|
17
|
6
|
Kerry
|
11
|
5
|
Kildare
|
13
|
6
|
Kilkenny
|
5
|
5
|
Laois
|
8
|
0
|
Leitrim
|
4
|
0
|
Limerick
|
14
|
4
|
Longford
|
4
|
2
|
Louth
|
9
|
4
|
Mayo
|
10
|
6
|
Meath
|
19
|
7
|
Monaghan
|
6
|
2
|
Offaly
|
4
|
4
|
Roscommon
|
5
|
1
|
Sligo
|
6
|
6
|
Tipperary
|
13
|
7
|
Waterford
|
6
|
7
|
Westmeath
|
5
|
5
|
Wexford
|
4
|
1
|
Wicklow
|
7
|
10
|
|
324
|
131
|