Minister for Disability and Fianna Fáil TD for Galway East, Anne Rabbitte, has received confirmation from the Minister for Education that three schools in Galway have been sanctioned for building works.
High Cross College, Tuam, Caltra National School, and Kiltormer National School have all been approved for works to advance on upgrading their school buildings. It brings to five the number of schools in county Galway approved for works over the past 14 days, following approvals for both Mercy College in Woodford and the Presentation College in Headford this month.
High Cross College has received initial project approval for six class Special Education Needs Base, including the possible Refurbishment & Demolition of Existing Buildings, the construction of a New Build Extension or the construction of a New Build, and all associated site works.
Caltra NS has received the go ahead to tender for an extension to include a mainstream class and a special education teaching room for one to one teaching or group work. Kiltormer NS is also going to tender to reconfigure an Special Education room to create an additional mainstream classroom.
Minister Rabbitte commented, “It has been an amazing couple of weeks for schools in county Galway with five schools having been sanctioned for building works by the Department of Education in the last fourteen days. I appreciate that my colleague Minister for Education Norma Foley has been so open to engagement in hearing my arguments for why this investment is so greatly needed.
