Government plans to invest €800m as part of school building programme

The Government plans to invest €800m across 90 school projects as part of its school building programme, Education Minister Norma Foley has confirmed. The 90 projects are all currently at tender stage, and will be authorised to proceed to construction over the course of 2024 and early 2025. The projects moving to construction in this next phase will involve 28 new school buildings and 61 extensions at existing buildings. Read the full story here.