Schools Building Projects

Thursday, 11 December 2025

Questions (131, 192)

Aindrias Moynihan

Question:

131. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding a new secondary school to be built in Cork north west; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70798/25]

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Aindrias Moynihan

Question:

192. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update regarding each primary school to be built in Cork north west; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70799/25]

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Written answers

Minister for Education and Youth

I propose to take Questions Nos. 131 and 192 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.

Government departments are currently in the process of publishing their sectoral NDP Implementation Plans. The sectoral plan for the Education and Youth sector will be published next week and the first tranche of projects to progress to construction will be published in January. This NDP Implementation 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. My department has invested over €746m in capital expenditure since 2020 in Cork of which €84m was in Cork North West. Of this €84m, €23m was invested in Post Primary Schools and €61m in Primary Schools. This investment in Cork North West has supported the completion of 7 Post Primary and 30 Primary school building projects, including 1 new Primary school building.

Currently there are 4 Primary school projects in construction, detailed in the table below.

Roll Number	School Name	Town	Project Type
13031I	St. Joseph's Convent NS	Charleville	Extension
04953H	Ballyhass NS	Ballyhass	Extension
17362F	SN Breandan Naofa	Mallow	Extension
17251T	Oven's NS	Ovens	Modular Project

The table below provides details of post primary school large scale projects.

Roll Number	School Name	Town	Project Type	Project Stage
62310O	De La Salle (Boys) SS	Macroom	New School Building	Stage 2a
70920O	Colaiste Ghobnatan	Machromtha	Extension	Stage 2b
70960D	Coachford CC	Coachford	New School Building	Stage 2b

The current status of all projects is set out under item number ten at the following link[(www.gov.ie)]. ?This is updated on a regular basis to reflect project progress through the various stages of capital appraisal, site acquisition, design, tender and construction