Education & Dublin North - Planning for the future

The population of North Dublin has grown dramatically in recent years. This growth has led to a greater demand for school places for the many young families in the area. The recent Census preliminary figures confirm the Fingal area of Dublin as the fastest growing area in the country. The Department is of the view that between primary and post primary level, some 20 new schools will be required there over the coming years. The challenge is to provide these schools in line with or ahead of demand for pupil places.

Primary Schools - since 2002 almost €180 million has been spent improving, building and renovating primary school buildings in Dublin Fingal. We are providing:
	Swords Educate Together NS
	Gaelscoil Brian Boroimhe Swords
	Gaelscoil an Duinninigh, Swords
	St. Cronan's Senior NS, Brackenstown-extension
	St. Teresa's NS, Balbriggan has been given approval for the appointment of a design team to progress an extension project.
	A 24 Classroom extension to St Oliver Plunkett NS, Malahide
	An extension to St Teresa's NS, Balbriggan-a design team has been appointed to progress an extension project.
	A New school building for Hedgestown National School, Lusk
	The Department has ala further reserved site in Swords for primary provision and it is in discussion with the local authority for another.
	Lusk NS-approval given
	St. Catherine's NS-approval given
	Kenure NS to appoint design teams to progress extension projects.
	Two sites have been reserved for further primary provision in Lusk, one of which is currently being acquired under the Fingal School Model process, for the purposes of accommodating the Rush/Lusk Educate Together N.S.
	An extension to Rush NS
	An extension to St Andrews NS, Malahide, Co Dublin
	In Rush a site has also been reserved for primary school development.
	The Department of Education has also reserved two sites in Skerries, one of which is currently being acquired under the Fingal
We have delivered
	New 16 classroom school for an Educate Together N.S. Ballbrigan opened in 2005.
	Gaelscoil Bhaile Brigín, which opened with an enrolment of 35 pupils in Sep 06
	A New school building for Hedgestown National School, Lusk
	In Donabate/Portrane a new Educate Together school opened in 2002. enrols two classes of Junior Infants and is accommodated in temporary classrooms
	There are a further two sites reserved in Balbriggan for primary school purposes and the Department will move to acquire and develop these as the need is identified.
Secondary Schools - We have spent almost €184 million on secondary school buildings in Dublin Fingal since 2002. We are committed to providing:
	A new school for Baile Falbach, Lusk
	A New Secondary school in Donabate-Donabate Community College providing 1000 places.
	New Secondary school in Malahide-Malahide Community School, Broomfield.
	A New secondary school in Balbriggan to provide 1000 places.
	A permanent building Loreto SS, Balbriggan.

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