Written answers
Tuesday, 18 February 2025
Department of Education and Skills
Departmental Properties
Holly Cairns (Cork South-West, Social Democrats)
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376. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide details of undeveloped sites, by county, in her Department’s portfolio; the value of the property; the length of time they have lain undeveloped; and the reason for the lack of development, in tabular form. [6245/25]
Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The information sought by the Deputy is included in the below table.
| Property | Location | Comment | Size/Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property | Location | Comment | Size/Cost |
| Land in Ballincollig | County Cork | Purchased to facilitate potential future project for nearby schools. | 0.045 hectares £50,000.00 Sale closed 2002 |
| Thurles | County Tipperary | Purchased for Gaeilscoil Bhride, subsequent school project was developed on the existing school site. | 1.6 hectare site £58,407 Sale closed 2002 |
| Aghina, Caum | County Cork | Purchased to replace Aghina National School, project did not proceed. Offered for the ‘Housing for All’ initiative but was deemed unsuitable. | 1.57 hectare site £80,000.00 Sale closed 2001 |
| Croghan | County Roscommon | Purchased to replace Rathcroghan National School.Offered for the ‘Housing for All’ initiative but was deemed unsuitable. | 0.6 hectare site €155,000 Sale closed 2007 |
| Wicklow Town | County Wicklow | Site used as temporary location for Wicklow Educate Together Secondary School from 2019 until the summer of 2021. Currently under consideration for a school project.Offered for the ‘Housing for All’ and the 'Ukrainian Humanitarian Crisis' initiatives but was deemed unsuitable. | 0.6 hectare site £450,000 Sale closed 2002 |
| Carna | County Galway | Offered for the ‘Housing for All’ and the Ukrainian Humanitarian Crisis initiatives but was deemed unsuitable. | 0.6 hectare field Acquired in 2007 Value €175,000 |
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