COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
Tuesday, February 11, 2020
QUESTION NO. 17
QUESTION: Councillor F. Timmons
To ask that the Chief Executive issue a report into how many schools are planned for SDCC and what plans are under way to provide an additional schools to meet these needs within our county, both Primary and Secondary? What sites are agreed or identified and what stage of funding are they at with Department Of Education ?
REPLY:
Section 3.11.0 of the South Dublin County Council Development Plan 2016 – 2022 (Development Plan) relates to the Council’s policy for Schools. The Development Plan maps identify 15no. proposed school sites (13no. primary and 2no. post-primary schools). Since the adoption of the Development Plan, 8no. primary and 1no. post-primary schools haveb been completed and/are constructed within the County as follows:
|
No. |
Type of School & Name |
Location |
|
1 |
Primary (Lucan Community National Schools) |
Griffeen Avenue, Balgaddy Road, Lucan |
|
2 |
Primary |
Newlands Road, Castle Road and Rossecourt Avenue, Balgaddy, Lucan |
|
3 |
Primary (Citywest Educate Together National School) |
Cuil Duin Avenue, Fortunestown Lane, Dublin 24 |
|
4 |
Primary (Citywest & Saggart Community National School) |
Cuil Duin Avenue, Fortunestown Lane, Dublin 24 (Constructed on a Post-primary designation) |
|
5 |
Primary (Scoil Aoife, Citywest) |
Citywest Drive, Cooldown Commons |
|
6 |
Primary (Scoil Chaitlin Maude) |
Hazelgrove, Kiltalown, Dublin 24. |
|
7 |
Primary (Firhouse Educate Together National School) |
Ballycullen Drive, Firhouse |
|
8 |
Primary (Gaelscoil na Gluise) |
Ballycullen Drive, Firhouse |
|
9 |
Post-Primary School (Kingswood Community College) |
Kingswood Avenue, Kingswood Heights, Dublin 24. |
The assessment for additional schools is carried out by DES as part of nationwide demographic review (NDR). SDCC’s role in the review is to provide detail on projected growth and to provide details on housing completions and planning applications to inform the DES on the housing growth in the County as part of the NDR. The DES are currently conducting a NDR on the need for future provision of primary and post-primary schools throughout the Country.
As part of this work the Minister for Education and Skills announced new schools funding in SDCC on 20 December 2019 announcement identified 4no. schools in SDCC area, as set out below. SDCC is liaising with the DES to establish a date for the next round of announcements. However, there is currently no timeline provided at this stage.
|
No. |
Type |
Location |
|
1 |
Primary |
Newcastle, Rathcoole/Saggart - approximately 8 classrooms primary school to open in 2020 |
|
2 |
Primary |
Clondalkin D22 – approximately 8 classrooms primary school to open in 2021 |
|
3 |
Post Primary |
Citywest/Saggart (Tallaght & Newcastle, Rathcoole school planning areas) (Regional Solution) – 1,000 pupil school |
|
4 |
Primary |
Newcastle Rathcoole/Rathcoole - 8 classrooms to open in 2020 |
The remaining designated school sites (6no. primary and 1no. post-primary schools) in the Development Plan and respective status are as follows:
|
No. |
Type of School & Name |
Location |
Status |
|
1 |
Primary |
Tandy’s Lane, Adamstown SDZ |
LUPTD and landowners are liaising with the DES on the timing of the next primary schools. DES are aware of the demand in the area. |
|
2 |
Primary |
Airlie Park, Adamstown SDZ |
|
|
3 |
Primary (Gaelscoil Chnoc Liamhna) |
Knocklyon Road |
Permission granted under SD18A/0372. Currently at tender award stage. |
|
4 |
Primary |
Castle Road, Saggart |
LUPTD liaising with the DES on the requirement for this site, following the submission of planning application Reg. Ref. SD19A/0393. |
|
5 |
Primary
|
Ballycullen Road |
DES looking at possibility of locating a PS and PPS at this location when needed. PPS school is the priority in the area. LUPTD engaged with ETS in providing temporary post-primary school until construction of permanent school. Site acquisition in progress. |
|
6 |
Primary |
Stocking Avenue, Ballycullen |
LUPTD liaising with the DES on the requirement for this site. |
|
7 |
Post-Primary |
Fortunestown Lane, Dublin 24 |
Primary school (Citywest & Saggart Community National School) constructed on site. Post-primary designation remains under the Development Plan. Permission sought for one primary and one post primary school adjacent to Saggart Red Line Luas stop, under Reg. Ref. SD19A/0393 (South of the designation). A decision on the application is due on the 19 February 2020. |
In addition the CDP, the Clonburris SDZ Planning Scheme identifies 6no. schools planned comprising 3no. primary and 3no. post-primary schools. LUPTD are engaging with the DES regarding the development of the school sites in tandem with delivery of housing.