School Accommodation

Tuesday, 16 December 2025

Questions (485)

Claire Kerrane

Question:

485. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 406 of 21 October 2025, the progress made to reconfigure an annex building to provide two special education classrooms at a school (details supplied) so children are not walking off site daily to access a classroom elsewhere (in a domestic dwelling); to meet enrolment needs for September 2026, given the school caters for all of Connacht; and give certainty to parents and the school community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72182/25]

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Written answers

Minister for Education and Youth

The school to which the Deputy refers to was approved funding under the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) Scheme 2024: Provision of Modular Accommodation under the Department’s Special Education Needs (SEN) Reconfiguration and Modular Accommodation programme for reconfiguration works to provide 2 X SEN.

As the proposed annex building is not viable, the reconfiguration works were placed on hold until a more viable solution could be devised.

The DEY are currently working closely with the Project Management Team who are overseeing this project and a solution is currently in design stage.

The Project Management team are currently carrying out surveys in relation to this proposed solution & are also in contact with the Local Authority to ensure further progress.