Green Party Dublin 15 representative, Roderic O’Gorman has welcomed the announcement by the Minister for Education that the go ahead has been given for Castleknock Community College and St Brigid’s NS, Castleknock to prepared tender documents for refurbishment and extension works.
“I’m very pleased that the Minister has given approval to Castleknock Community College and St Bridgets NS, Castleknock to prepared tender documents for refurbishment and extension work. It’s great news for the schools involved. Parents and teachers have lobbied incredibly hard for these improvements and have suffered disappointments along the way”.
“The fact that the Department of Education has now given permission for the schools to draw up tender documents indicates that these projects are well on their way”.
“The Department of Education has also announced that both Tyrrelstown Educate Together and Mulhuddart NS will be given permission to appoint design teams to begin the process of designing brand new schools at Tyrrestown”.
The news on the schools in Dublin 15 were among 52 building and refurbishment projects announced. It is part of the Government’s €579 school building project.
“In government, the Green Party has consistently pushed the need to invest in education, particularly during the recession, as a way of securing our long term prosperity. Today’s announcements in Dublin 15 and across the country will benefit more than 23,500 students in terms of new or improved school facilities”, concluded Roderic O’Gorman.
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