An Area Development Plan sets out a blueprint for the development of educational infrastructure.  A draft development plan for an area is first produced containing:

• Details of existing primary and post primary provision
• The demographics of the area and other relevant factors
• Commentary on the data
• Recommendations for educational infrastructural provision in an area into the future

Following a widespread consultation process where all interested parties are invited to make submissions, the completed Area Development Plan is then published.  It will be used into the next decade for capital funding decisions on educational infrastructure.  

The following Area Development Plans have been published and can be accessed by clicking on the relevant links below

• Areas covered by the N4/M4 route.- Published May, 2005
• North Kerry - Published November, 2006
• Mountmellick and Mouthrath - Published September, 2004
• Westport/Newport - Published November, 2005
• North Dublin - Published November, 2007
• South Galway - Published January, 2008

A Draft Area Development Plans has been published for the North Dublin/South Louth/East Meath and can accessed by clicking here