Louth Senator James Carroll has welcomed the news that the Department of Education want to fast-track a new primary school on the Ballymakenny Road for the big numbers of children of schoolgoing age who might not have a school place in September 2010.

“An 11-acre site on the Ballymakenny Road which was bought by the Borough Council a number of years ago has been signalled as the potential site.”

“The Department will start negotiations with Drogheda Borough Council in the coming weeks and months about identifying and securing a specific site,” James Carroll added.

Drogheda is one of 40 sites around the country which has been identified through a study as needing significant additional school provision over the coming years.

“The north side of Drogheda needs a new primary school and I will be in contact directly with the Minister for Education Batt O’Keeffe in the coming days in relation to advancing this”, Senator Carroll concluded.

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