Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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433. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide the design stage of each project under her Department, in each county, and year of application submitted, in tabular form. [57346/25]

Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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434. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide the number of projects under her Department that are at design stage 2B, and the year of application submitted, in tabular form. [57347/25]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 433 and 434 together.

Since 2020, my department has invested over €6 billion in our schools throughout the country under the National Development Plan, involving the completion of over 1,300 school building projects. In addition, over 200 SEN Repurposing projects have been delivered maximising the use of existing accommodation while creating opportunities for inclusion and integration.

Government support for this investment, including by way of supplementary capital funding, has delivered real benefits for school communities. Supplementary capital funding of €210 million approved by Government has brought the total capital allocation for 2025 for my department to €1.6 billion.

In July the Government announced a capital allocation of €7.55 billion for the Department of Education and Youth for the period 2026-2030 under the National Development Plan. As part of this NDP allocation my department will place a strong emphasis on provision for children with special educational needs, with a particular focus on meeting annual school place needs. In relation to project rollout for Large-Scale projects and Additional School Accommodation scheme projects, the approach will be to continue to maximise the capacity of the existing school estate as much as possible in the first instance and provide necessary additional capacity through targeted and prioritised project rollout over the course of 2026 to 2030 period to meet the most urgent and prioritised needs.

My department is now preparing an NDP implementation plan which is due for publication later in the autumn. This plan will optimise outputs from the NDP allocations, with a strong focus on maximising existing school capacity, progressing priority projects where local capacity across schools in the area is insufficient, and ensuring delivery that is affordable, offers value for money, and meets functional needs.

The current status of all projects is set out under item number ten at the following link (www.gov.ie). This information is updated on a regular basis to reflect project progress through the various stages of capital appraisal, site acquisition, design, tender and construction. Due to the substantial volume of projects involved, it is not feasible to provide a detailed list of all applications and their respective years of submission within the scope of this response. Should you require any specific information regarding any particular project, please let us know, and we will provide the necessary details accordingly.