Update: Replacement of Deficient School Buildings, 1st July 2015

To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of deficient or
prefabricated school buildings replaced by her Department in respect of primary
and second level schools in the past five years; the degree to which she
expects to continue this programme in 2016; and if she will make a statement on
the matter.
– Bernard J. Durkan.

To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of deficient or
prefabricated school buildings replaced by her Department in respect of primary
and second level schools in the past five years, throughout County Kildare; the
degree to which she expects to continue this programme in 2016; and if she will
make a statement on the matter.
-Bernard J. Durkan.

I propose to take questions 578 and 584 together.

The information requested by the Deputy is not available in the format
requested however, a total of 93 new primary schools and 36 new post-primary
schools were completed over the five year period 2010 to 2014. Of these, 8
primary schools and 1 post primary school were in County Kildare.

For the immediate future the Deputy will be aware from the school building
programme announcement last December, that there is a total of 196 large scale
projects either at construction or with approval to advance to construction.
These large scale projects include 91 new primary and 29 new post primary
schools.