North County Dublin school plans
The Department listed new schools, extensions and reserved sites across north County Dublin. In Swords, an 800-place vocational school is approved and another site is planned; a religious order may propose involvement.
asked the Minister for Education the plans his Department has for post-primary education in north County Dublin.
Comment on this
New schools have been sanctioned for Ballymun, The Donahies, Blakestown and Mountview, Swords, Portmarnock and Skerries. Schools for which major extensions have been approved are Belcamp College, Mercy Convent, Rush, Loreto Convent, Balbriggan and the vocational school, Balbriggan. Sites have been reserved for six further schools in the Blanchardstown area. Sites are also being reserved for a school in Skerries and a school in Balbriggan. Sites are being sought in the Ayrfield/ Grange area, Priorswood/Darndale, Swords and Lusk.
Comment on this
Would the Parliamentary Secretary say if the site in Swords will be for a convent school?
Comment on this
A vocational school with 800 places is approved and this will replace a number of places in the present school in Swords. Planning is at an advanced stage. A further site is to be reserved for a new school to cater for approximately 700 pupils. As the Deputy will remember, the Minister in reply to a question, indicated that it will be a matter for a religious order which might be interested in the management of such a school in Swords to come forward with proposals for involvement there. The Minister also indicated that he would be prepared to do everything possible to facilitate any religious order which might make a proposal in connection with a school in Swords.