Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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523. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the ongoing projects underway in County Kildare as part of the additional accommodation programme at primary and post-primary level; the status of each project and expected progress in the coming months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5130/22]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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Under Project Ireland 2040, the education sector will receive a total of approximately €4.4 billion capital investment over the period 2021-2025. This significant investment allows us to move forward with certainty on our ambitious plans and deliver high quality building projects, with a real focus on sustainability, for school communities across Ireland.

This investment will build on the good progress being made on adding capacity to cater for demographic changes and provision for children with special educational needs.  This investment will also facilitate an increased focus on the modernisation of existing school stock and help transition the school system for an era of net zero carbon by 2050.

Approximately 1,200 school building projects are currently in progress across the various stages of planning, design, tender and construction – most of which are expected to be either under construction or completed in the period 2021 to 2025.

There are currently 15 Additional Schools Accommodation (ASA) Scheme projects at various stages of planning and design in Kildare; details of these projects are provided in the attached document: