(Ireland) Citywest to have one of four special schools; part of $3.5B SPED funding
A new school for children with additional needs is set to open in Citywest in time for the next school year.
Citywest is one of four areas across the country that will see a new school for children with additional needs open up before the end of 2026.
Balbriggan, Bray and Monasterevin are the three other locations that a new school will be established in.
However, no sites within these locations have been officially confirmed as the locations of the new schools.
Minister for Education and Youth Hildegarde Naughton TD noted that the new schools signify a step to “reduce pressure on families” by increasing school capacity in the areas.
Minister Naughton said: “The establishment of these four new special schools across Dublin, Wicklow and Kildare, is a clear and decisive step to increase capacity and, in doing so, reduce pressure on families.
“This means that more children will be able to access specialist education in their own communities this coming September.”
Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Education and Training Board will act as the patron body for the new school in Citywest.
It is envisaged that existing school accommodation in the area will be repurposed to facilitate the opening of the new special educational needs school for the 2026/27 school year.
Minister Naughton noted that the latest budget allocation of over €3 billion [$3.5B] towards supports for children with additional needs is something that underlines a commitment from the Government to expand services for these kids. . . .
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“This unprecedented level of investment reflects our strong focus on the expansion of provision nationwide” . .
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