Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 31 January 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills

Briefing on Current and Future Plans for the School Building Unit: Department of Education

Mr. Hubert Loftus:

Primary schools are generally straightforward because it is typically just the classrooms. There is certain greater complexity at post-primary. Additional enrolments are looked at that from the perspective of what that means for extra classrooms as well as the associated specialist rooms requirements that flow from that. Quite often, the pressure points within in a post-primary school can be as much about the specialist rooms as they can be around the general classrooms. It is working through that as well, as part of an overall schedule of accommodation. In addition, and increasingly so, maximising the opportunities that project creates for delivering on the special needs agenda at post-primary would be an important priority as well. Does Ms Cusack wish to add anything?

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