Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 7 July 2022

Public Accounts Committee

2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Education
2018 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Purchase of Sites for School Provision
2019 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8 - Management of the Schools Estate

9:30 am

Mr. Hubert Loftus:

Generally, we are very happy with the engagement we have. We work very collaboratively with the local authorities and, in fairness, equally with patrons and trustees. To give the Chairman one example, we have had much engagement with the Spiritan Education Trust. One part of that is a large site in south Dublin at Templeogue. What we are doing as part of that engagement is opening up opportunities for another school to go on that site, which will be a special school to cater for 150 students. That saves us the cost of a site in south Dublin, which is significant, but it also makes real added value in terms of special school provision for south Dublin.

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