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Minister for Education Norma Foley with Principal of Tarbert Comprehensive Richard Prendiville and Deputy Principal Leila Moloney.
MINISTER for Education and Fianna Fáil TD for Kerry, Norma Foley has announced official project approval for a multi-million euro building project for Tarbert Comprehensive.
The project brief will deliver a suite of mainstream classrooms, as well as a new science lab and preparation area, a design and communication graphics room, a home economics room and a textiles room.
This major development will provide for state of the art investment in inclusive education with a bespoke two classroom base dedicated to the provision of special education supported by three additional dedicated resource rooms.
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The Department also sanctioned funding to convert the existing home economics room into an extra general purpose classroom.
The next step in progressing this project will be to appoint a Design Team to design and tender the project and oversee the construction.
Minister Foley visited Tarbert Comprehensive to deliver the initial project approval.
Minister Foley said: “I am delighted to announce this multi-million-euro building project for the staff and students of Tarbert Comprehensive.
“This significant building project is an endorsement of the excellence in education delivered by the school community in Tarbert Comprehensive on a daily basis. This exciting development will ensure they can continue to meet the needs of their students for years to come while also providing state-of-the-art facilities for the delivery of special education which will serve the Tarbert community and beyond.
“I would like to congratulate everyone involved in advancing this project and I look forward to the work proceeding at pace.”
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