Construction on large new primary school in Naas set to begin this month

Construction on a new primary school in Naas is set to begin shortly after it was revealed that a commencement notice was lodged by the contractors to Kildare County Council last month.

Kildare North Labour representative Emmet Stagg has been in contact with the Minister for Education, Richard Bruton, who revealed that construction on the new Mercy Convent Primary School in the town will begin in the coming weeks.

Kildare North Labour Representative Emmet Stagg has been in further contact with the Minister for Education in relation to the construction of the New Mercy Convent Primary School in Naas.

The Minister advised Mr. Stagg that the Commencement Notice for the project was lodged with Kildare Co. Council on April 7. Mr Stagg contacted Kildare County Council who indicated that the Commencement Notice was deemed valid on April 24. This means that construction will commence this month.

The New school will have 32 classrooms and it will take approximately 24 months for the project to be completed.

Kildare North Labour Representative Emmet Stagg has welcomed the positive news from the Minister for Education that construction of the New Mercy Convent Primary School will commence this month and he congratulated the principal of the school the board of management and parent teachers association on their success in getting the project to construction.