THE board of management at St Mochta’s NS in Clonsilla, Dublin 15, has lodged a planning application for a new school building.
The application for a two-storey, 32 classroom building on the school’s existing site has been welcomed by Tánaiste and Labour TD for Dublin West, Joan Burton.
“The planning application is a very positive step forward for the school, and I am conscious that the school has a strong case for this project,
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“I met with the school’s representatives on this matter, and was delighted to be able to arrange a meeting for them with my colleague, Minister for Education Jan O’Sullivan, in order to push the project forward.
“The Board of Management set up a special Task Force on this issue several years ago, and it has been very successful in driving forward the plans.
“The members of the Task Force are to be commended for getting the project to this stage already, and I wish all involved well with its future progress.
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The application was also welcomed by local Green Party councillor, Roderic O’Gorman.
“The current school is absolutely no longer fit for purpose,
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“The existing building is far too small for the population of over 800 pupils. Some of the prefabs in which students are taught are dark and extremely damp.
“A big school like St Mochta’s generates significant traffic. A lot of work in designing the layout of the new building has focused on reducing this as much as possible.
“Once finished, the new layout will have a much larger drop off area for parents, which will no longer be directly on the Porterstown Road. This will go some way to reducing current levels of congestion.
“The architects have also incorporated the old
‘White School’ building into the new design, so this Clonsilla landmark will be preserved and continue to have a function in the school
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