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24 Donegal schools to benefit from Summer Works Scheme

written by Stephen Maguire November 25, 2019
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Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh has announced 24 schools in Donegal are benefitting under funding investment for improved life safety standards, car parks and play areas.

The Minister also outlined how part of the Summer Works Scheme 2020 contains a new climate action focus.

The full list of Donegal schools to benefit is printed below.

Minister McHugh said “The Summer Works Scheme make real differences and has huge benefits for schools year in year out and this year is no different,” Minister McHugh said.

“A total of 24 schools in Donegal are able to make improvements to their grounds and facilities thanks to the special package that has been put together this year. That is an increase on last year when 20 schools in the county benefited from the scheme.

“And the Government is using the investment to focus on three fronts – we have prioritised money to upgrade and improve life safety systems, like fire alarms and detection and emergency lighting; we are funding new surfaces on play areas and car parks; and schools will be obliged to plan for electric vehicle charging.”

The Donegal list contains three post primary schools with the remainder all primary schools.

Seven of the 24 schools on the Summer Works list will be using the funding to upgrade and improve life safety systems while the remainder will be focusing on improving the grounds of the schools at car parks, yards and play areas.

The Summer Works Scheme is a €30m package for 2020 with 405 schools benefitting nationwide – more than one tenth of all schools in the country.

All schools approved for the 2020 Summer Works Scheme are receiving notifications from the Department with further details and instructions on how to proceed.

The Summer Works Scheme (SWS) is designed to allow schools to carry out small and medium scale building works that will improve and upgrade existing school buildings. This scheme is additional to other capital funding schemes that are operated by the Department of Education and Skills such as the additional accommodation scheme, Emergency Works scheme i.e. for projects of such urgency that they would prevent some or all of the school from opening, and Minor Works schemes.  The current SWS was announced in March 2019 and is being applied on a multi-annual basis.

Applications from over 1,650 schools were received in response to a call for proposals in November 2015 from schools under the multi-annual SWS (2016 and 2017).  A further 1162 applications were received this summer under SWS 2020 onwards.

Circular Letters (0055/2015) and (0027/2019) governing the scheme, which may be accessed on the Department’s website, states that applications would be prioritised in the following categories:

SWS 2016/2017

Priority/Category 1:                 Gas Works

Priority/Category 2:                 Electrical Works

Priority/Category 3:                 Mechanical works

Priority/Category 4:                 Projects to facilitate inclusion and access for special needs pupils are now funded under the Emergency Works scheme

Priority/Category 5:                 Toilet facilities

Priority/Category 6:                 Roof works

Priority/Category 7:                 Window projects

Priority/Category 8:                 Curricular requirement projects

Priority/Category 9:                 Other structural improvements

Priority/Category 10:               External environment projects

 

SWS 2020 onwards

Priority/Category 1: Life Safety Systems (Fire Alarm, Fire Detection and Emergency Lighting)

Priority/Category 2: Roof Works

Priority/Category 3: Electrical Works (other than Life Safety Systems)

Priority/Category 4: Mechanical Works

Priority/Category 5: Science Labs (incl. Gas Works)

Priority/Category 6: Toilet facilities

Priority/Category 7: Windows Projects

Priority/Category 8: Curricular Requirements (excl. Science Labs)

Priority/Category 9: Fabric defects

Priority/Category 10: External environment projects

Following this announcement, in the region of €130 million will have been approved in respect of 1,184 schools in respect SWS 2016/2017 for Categories 1 to 10.

In addition €17.1 million is being approved in respect of 163 schools under category 1 of SWS 2020 onwards.

 

The list of Donegal schools is as follows

Donegal KILBARRON N S Belleek Road Ballyshannon Co. Donegal 10595Q Primary Life Safety Systems
Donegal GARTAN N S Gartan Letterkenny Co. Donegal 13755E Primary External Environment
Donegal SCOIL CHOLMCILLE An Tearmann Co. Dhún na nGall 14194S Primary External Environment
Donegal St Mary’s National School Castlefinn Lifford 14910S Primary Life Safety Systems
Donegal S N AN DROIM MOR An Droim Mór Killygordeon Lifford Co. Donegal 16349I Primary External Environment
Donegal ST ORANS N S BUNCRANA CO DONEGAL 16789N Primary External Environment
Donegal S N AN BHREACAIGH ARD A RATHA CO DHUN NA NGALL 16869L Primary External Environment
Donegal SCOIL NAOMH COLMCHILLE CRAIGTOWN CARNDONAGH CO DONEGAL 16880W Primary External Environment
Donegal S N NAOMH COLMCHILLE Drumoghill Manorcunningham Co. Donegal 16995Q Primary External Environment
Donegal S N SEISEADH UI NEILL Sessiaghoneill Ballybofey Co. Donegal 17607J Primary External Environment
Donegal SCOIL TREASA NAOFA Drumcarbit Malin Co. Donegal 17721H Primary External Environment
Donegal SCOIL NAOMH CHAITRIONA College Street Ballyshannon Co. Donegal 17945G Primary External Environment
Donegal S N OLIBHEAR PLUINCEID Rann na Feirste Anagaire Co. Dhún na nGall 18007N Primary Life Safety Systems
Donegal SCOIL NÁISIÚNTA MUIRE GAN SMÁL Townparks Lifford Co. Donegal 18076J Primary External Environment
Donegal NAOMH ADHAMHNAIN Laghey Co. Donegal 18508M Primary External Environment
Donegal SCOIL NAOMH EARNAN Lisminton Ballintra Co. Donegal 19310T Primary External Environment
Donegal S N NAOMH AONGHUS Bunnmayne Bridge End Co. Donegal 19359D Primary External Environment
Donegal S N BAILE RAIGHIN Letterkenny Co. Donegal 19411C Primary External Environment
Donegal SCOIL MHUIRE Ramelton Co. Donegal 19491D Primary External Environment
Donegal ST MACARTANS CENTRAL Bundoran Co. Donegal 19686S Primary Life Safety Systems
Donegal SCOIL MHUIRE GLENTIES CO DONEGAL 19912B Primary External Environment
Donegal Crana College Crana Road Buncrana Co. Donegal 71140Q Post Primary Life Safety Systems
Donegal Coláiste na Carraige Carrick Co. Donegal 71150T Post Primary Life Safety Systems
Donegal Deele College Raphoe Lifford Co Donegal 71230R Post Primary Life Safety Systems

The climate action initiative in the 2020 scheme is to ensure schools future proof for electric vehicles.

Any school which receives funding for car parking and play areas will be required to identify a point for electric vehicle charging. The funding will allow for specialist electric ducting under play and car parking areas in order to ensure resurfaced areas are not dug up in the future.

Minister McHugh said: “The climate action element of next year’s summer works is a sensible plan for the future. More and more electric charging points are coming on stream and it is symbolic that schools will be demonstrating how important initiatives like this are.

“The work will be carried out in schools mainly over the summer months, so the disruption to students, teachers and other staff will be kept to a minimum.

“We have also made sure that schools are getting the notification several weeks earlier than last year to try to give principals and boards of management a better lead-in time to plan and then get the work done.

“The €70 million investment for 2019 and 2020 is helping more than 700 schools to improve their facilities.”

Projects allocated funding under the 2020 Summer Works Scheme relate to applications submitted by schools in category 10 from the Summer Works Scheme 2016/17 and category 1 from Summer Works Summer 2020 onwards.

“Summer Works is a significant undertaking for schools and their hard work planning and preparing is a key component in its success,” Minister McHugh said.

“I am confident that school authorities will be able to achieve best value for money on prices for jobs and I’m urging school authorities to ensure that they get the maximum benefit for their schools.

“The Summer Works grants follow on from Minor Works grants of €29 million that I announced two weeks ago which works out at €6,425 for a 50-pupil school and more than €11,000 for a school with 300 pupils.”

Schools are now required by legislation to report their energy use annually online through the Sustainable Energy Association of Ireland.

As part of the Government’s Climate Action Plan, schools applying for Summer Works projects post 2020 will be required to register online with the SEAI, and commit to submit the appropriate returns, before any payments can issue in respect of the approved projects.

Under Project Ireland 2040, the education sector will receive approximately €12 billion from 2018 to 2027. This includes some €8.8 billion for the schools sector.

Minister McHugh said: “The €30 million Summer Works Scheme demonstrates that the Government is continuing to prioritise capital funding for school buildings which will enhance the learning and working environment for pupils and teachers and also responding to the need for enhanced climate action.”

24 Donegal schools to benefit from Summer Works Scheme was last modified: November 26th, 2019 by Stephen Maguire
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Stephen Maguire is the co-founder of Donegal Daily. He has worked as a reporter for almost 30 years starting locally with the Donegal Peoples Press before moving to the Mirror Group. He continues to contribute daily to national media outlets including the Irish Times, RTE, the Irish Independent, Irish Sun, Irish Mirror, Irish Star, the Daily Mail and the Examiner.

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