Construction To Start On New Permanent Building At Greystones Community College

Taoiseach Simon Harris can confirm builders will be on site on the 1st Of July to begin construction of the long-awaited Greystones Community College school building

The permanent building project for Greystones Community College will deliver a new 1,000 pupil post-primary school with accommodation, including 4 classrooms, for children with special educational needs.

The project is being delivered under the Department’s Design & Build programme. 

Speaking today, Taoiseach Simon Harris said:

“Today is a major step forward and fantastic news for thousands of families across the Greystones area.

“I am absolutely thrilled to confirm that Greystones Community College’s long awaited new school build will soon go to construction this coming Monday.

“Parents and staff have fought hard for this project to go ahead and we are all as a community delighted to see digger and builders come on site to start delivering for Greystones.

Meanwhile Wicklow Minister Stephen Donnelly says 

“This is a very important milestone that the contractor will be mobilising on the site, completing site works and getting ready for the full construction programme.

“I was delighted to call the school principal Ruairi Farrell this afternoon and inform him of this brilliant news for the school community.

“The community of Greystones needs this important project and I’m pleased that we are now beginning what will be a 65-week construction programme.

“This will be a fantastic development of a new and modern school building to cater for 1,000 students. It will also include four classrooms for children with special educational needs.