A new €4 million primary school building has officially been opened at St Dymphna's National School, Kildalkey, in Co Meath today, 28 September.

The two storey building was unveiled by the Minister for Education & Skills, Richard Bruton.

Marking the official opening, Minister Bruton said: "I am delighted to be here at St Dymphna's National School today to open these new state of the art facilities. Today is a great day for the whole school community.

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"We recently announced an €11.9 billion investment in education as part of Project Ireland 2040 which sees a boosting of the school building budget by 70% over the next ten years. This €11.9 billion investment reflects the importance this government puts on education and will enable our ambition to make Ireland's education and training service the best in Europe by 2026. We are investing in modern, state of the art facilities in our schools, higher and further education institutions, which are energy efficient and fit for purpose for the curricular reforms we are making."

The building will cater for over 300 pupils in 12 classrooms.

The total capital spend in the Meath region alone on school buildings is over €200m in the last seven years.

(CM/MH)