COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

MOTION NO. 17

MOTION: Councillor W. Lavelle

"That this Committee calls on the Minister for Education and Skills to update his department's five year school building plan to correct the omission of five Lucan primary schools which are in serious need of extensions and/or refurbishment i.e.

• St. Mary's Girls NS - The school is located in a 116 year old building with three classes currently accommodated in non-appropriate settings.
• St. Thomas NS & Scoil Áine Naofa, Esker – Between both schools there are 13 classes currently accommodated in prefabs.  A number of pre-fabs show evidence of internal fungal growth while a number of pre-fabs are being rented at an excessively high cost to the Department;
• Archbishop Ryan JNS & SNS, Balgaddy - Between both schools there are 16 classrooms currently accommodated in prefabs;

And further invites officials of the Department’s ‘Planning & Building Unit’ to meet with this Committee to review the Department’s policy towards primary school developments in the Lucan area."

REPORT:

If the motion is approved a letter will issue to the Minister for Education and the committee will be informed when a response has been received.