Written answers
Thursday, 18 April 2024
Department of Education and Skills
Schools Building Projects
Patricia Ryan (Kildare South, Sinn Fein)
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175. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will clarify, with regard to the new school premises built in Kildare town to house a school (details supplied) whose building is being reclaimed for Army use, whether the school will be accepting pupils from the Kildare town area at its new location, not just pupils from the Suncroft and Curragh areas. [17085/24]
Patricia Ryan (Kildare South, Sinn Fein)
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176. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will clarify, with regard to claims being made that a new building for a school (details supplied) in Kildare is a new school for Kildare town, whether it is a new school or just the old school being accommodated in new premises. [17086/24]
Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 175 and 176 together.
I can confirm for the Deputy that a project to deliver a new 1,000 pupil school building is planned for the school in question. The school has an enrolment of 256 pupils in 2023/24. In that context, this project will provide very significant additional capacity to address the post-primary demand in South Kildare, including the areas currently served by the school and Kildare town, where the new school building will be provide.
The project for the new school is currently at Stage 2(b) of Architectural Planning – Detailed Design, where all statutory approvals are secured, and the suite of tender documents are prepared. The Design Team lodged their application for planning permission in October 2023. The Design Team have since received a Request for Further Information (RFI) from the Local Authority in respect of the planning application. The Design Team have reviewed the RFI and will prepare their response.
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