Written answers
Wednesday, 13 December 2023
Department of Education and Skills
School Accommodation
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (Dublin Bay North, Labour)
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94. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 269 of 5 December 2023, if the data on the use of prefab buildings by 455 schools could be broken down on a county basis, providing the number of schools and spend per county. [55521/23]
Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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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 |
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