€579m committed to school building [IrishTimes]
- Published: 17 February 2010
UP TO 52 schools out of more than 1,000 that have applied for building projects will receive funding to go to tender and construction this year, Minister for Education Batt O’Keeffe has said.
The Government will spend €579 million on the school-building programme this year, creating 23,500 places in 20 new schools and 32 extensions, Mr O’Keeffe said.
Of these, 25 projects have planning permission and will move to tender and construction shortly. Twenty-seven have not yet secured planning permission but have been authorised to prepare tender documentation and will go to tender and construction either later this year or early next year.
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