Funding confirmed for school improvements [schooldays.ie]
- Published: 09 May 2011
The government has confirmed a package of 30 million euros worth of funding that will be used to improve hundreds of schools.
Works to get under way later this year that were confirmed by a spokeswoman for Education Minister Ruairi Quinn will include "shovel-ready" refurbishments to at least 380 primary and secondary schools, the Irish Times reports.
This will be in addition to a range of gas, electrical and mechanical upgrades to 435 primary and post-primary schools that were announced by the department in March.
According to the spokeswoman, the projects, which she described as "labour-intensive", are "costed and ready to go" and will be a vital part of improving the country's schools infrastructure.
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