Go-ahead for 52 school projects 'will not clear waiting-list backlog' [Independent.ie]
- Published: 17 February 2010
EDUCATION Minister Batt O'Keeffe was urged to reform the school-building programme as he unveiled details of 52 major building projects to go ahead this year.
The planned construction includes 20 new schools and 32 extensions, creating 23,500 permanent school places, with two-thirds of them at primary level.
The minister also announced that 22 more schools had been approved to advance through the design process under the €579m 2010 programme.
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