Schools Building Projects
Seanad Éireann — 2026-01-27
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Hildegarde Naughton (FG), Galway West

In budget 2026, we secured funding for 3,000 new specialist places. The NCSE is currently examining where best to locate those places for the 2026-27 school year. As the Senator has outlined, it was a priority to get the 18 places opened. They are now up and running. The next step is to get the next six school places up and running through modular builds on that site. Work is progressing with the Department to identify further potential sites right across the country, including in Monaghan. We all acknowledge that will take time. The priority was to get these 18 children into their classrooms. The next priority is the next six.

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Sitting date: 2026-01-27