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Use of School Premises by 3rd Party Operators

This approval is required in the following circumstances:

  1. Where a Board of Management is making an application to the Department of Education & Youth for funding to carry out works (eg emergency works, summer works, additional accommodation etc). 
  2. Where a Board of Management is making an application for funding to any organisation outside of the Department of Education & Youth.  (Please contact the office before submitting the application).
  3. Where funding has been granted by the Department of Education or other funding organisation as a result of an application, the approval of the Patron/Trustees must be sought prior to the commencement of the works.

Further information can be found via the links below:

https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-education/organisation-information/planning-and-building-unit/

https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-education/services/emergency-works/

https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-education/services/summer-works-scheme/

https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-education/services/additional-accommodation-scheme/

 

Please note:

Written agreement to building works from the Parish Priest/Administrator/Moderator is also required if your school is based in the Diocese of Limerick, Killaloe or Kerry.  The Board of Management are required to forward a copy of this agreement to St. Senan’s Education Office when requesting Patron/Trustee approval prior to the commencement of the works.  The written agreement referred to above is not required if your school is based in the Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly.

 

Use of school premises by Third Party Operators

Where a Board of Management are considering making part of the school premises available to a third-party operator on a licenced basis to provide childcare services or any other activities outside of school hours, the approval of the Patron/Trustees is required.

St. Senan’s Education will advise of the procedures involved in obtaining this approval. The Department of Education also issued procedures on use of school premises in June 2024. 

The purpose of these procedures is to encourage schools to engage with their local community and identify opportunities to make school property and sports facilities available (where appropriate) and to make schools aware of the types of issues that should be considered when a school wishes to make its facilities available outside of school hours.

Links to the relevant procedures are attached below:

St. Senan’s Education Office will provide Boards of Management with the Occupancy Licence to be put in place between the Trustees, Board of Management and the third party operator when approval of the arrangement has issued.

 

Should you have any queries on building works approval or making part of the school premises available on a licenced basis to a third party operator please contact the office:

For schools based in the Dioceses of Killaloe and Kerry, please contact Linda Fleming at linda.fleming@limerickdiocese.org

For schools based in the Diocese of Limerick or the Archdiocese of Cashel & Emly, please contact Gwen O’ Sullivan at gwen.osullivan@limerickdiocese.org

 

 

 

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