O’Keeffe reveals €579m school building projects

MORE than 23,500 places in 20 new schools and 32 extensions have been promised as part of the Government’s €579 million school building programme.

Minister for Education Batt O’Keeffe yesterday announced details of 52 school building projects which will go to tender and construction. Of these, 25 school building projects which have planning permission will move to tender and construction “shortly”.

A further 27 projects, which have not yet secured full planning permission, have been authorised to prepare tender documentation and are expected to go to tender and construction this year and early next year.