567. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department accepts that the Newcastle/Rathcoole/Saggart/Citywest area is experiencing significant pressure on school place capacity; if she will outline how a projected post-primary demand deficit of 691 places by 2028, as identified in records released under FOI Ref. DES-FOI-2026-0107, will be addressed in circumstances where key per…
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528. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on construction commencement for the 32-classroom school earmarked for a school (details supplied); the likely timescale for opening; the timescale for temporary accommodation being provided on the fourth primary school site in the interim; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14532/26]
580. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a value for money audit has been carried out in relation to the overall cost of installing two modular ASD classes for a school (details supplied) and refurbishing the older classroom at the same time, versus subsequently funding an upgrade of the existing modular building at a later stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. …
567. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Youth if current zoned land is being assessed in future calculations regarding second-level school provision in Newcastle; how quickly further assessments would take place once additional lands are rezoned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4226/26]
568. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Youth the minimum projected pupil size number sanctioned to facilitate a new second level school building in specific geographic areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4227/26]
143. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason hand-dryers have not been installed at a new school (details supplied) given the long-term cost savings and environmental benefits of their installation, providing a directive to use paper towels in their place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55631/25]
505. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update regarding the unexpected latest delay in progressing the construction of the long-awaited extension for (detail supplied); if a site inspection was carried out recently; the next steps to facilitate progress; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52004/25]
477. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the site complexities in relation to providing a new ASD unit at a listed school (details supplied), given its partial location in a riparian area and also the need to preserve the existing Gaelic games pitch which also services an important wider community need; if she will confirm receipt of a report from…
514. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Youth the precise nature of the remaining issues outlined in the tender report the extension project of a school (details supplied); to outline a likely timeframe for completion of the review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39669/25]
515. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on all school building projects in Dublin mid-west; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39670/25]
303. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will take immediate action to resolve an issue (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27226/25]
305. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline to the nearest reasonable estimated month, the projected date of opening of the new school building for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27228/25]
870. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an updated projected completion and opening date for a new school building (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19304/25]
622. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education the current timescale for opening the third primary school site with planning permission for a 32-classroom building at a location (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11280/25]
623. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education the rationale for applying for planning permission for a new primary school on a site (details supplied); if this confirms that her Department will not be seeking this site for a second-level school as per the flexibility provided by An Bord Pleanála; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11281/25]
624. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education the expected timescale for opening the fourth primary school at a location (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11282/25]
625. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education the interim plans in place to expand a school’s (details supplied) Junior Cycle capacity in advance of the completion of the 32-classroom building on a third named site, earmarked for an eventual doubling of classroom space; if this will involve temporary modular buildings or any type of buildings at the fourth named site; if so, the estimated timesca…
626. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education if the third and fourth primary schools at a location (details supplied) will be designed to facilitate multiple autism classrooms as well as pre-school and after-school capacity for the local community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11284/25]
324. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education the reason for the ongoing delay in the construction process on the proposed extension for a school (details supplied), despite obtaining the letter of intent mid-2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5599/25]
325. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education for a realistic timescale for when the proposed extension of a school (details supplied) will be completed following the obtained letter of intent mid-2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5600/25]
570. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education when a school (details supplied) was first notified formally or informally of proposals to move to a premises off Thomas Omer Way; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1039/25]
571. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education further to correspondence, the reason a current school site is no longer suitable for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1040/25]
572. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education if she will consider deferring the proposed move of a school (details supplied) to the site off Thomas Omer Way until 2027; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1041/25]