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

Photo of Réada CroninRéada Cronin (Kildare North, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I earlier attended a meeting of the Joint Committee on the Environment and Climate Action. I appreciate being allowed by the Chairman to ask a question. I get queries from parents and talk to schools ever year about the lack of school places. It was crazy in north Kildare this year. There is a severe shortage of school places in the area. Mr. Loftus will know that school facilities in Maynooth have been enhanced. There is one new school, and two new buildings have been erected at another school. Those schools are already oversubscribed. There is also a Gaelcholáiste in Maynooth which is waiting for a brief formulation report. It already has 140 students. This is only the school's third year in existence. It is hoping to have 200 students next year. It is a successful school. Three of its students had-----

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