Written Answers. - Available School Places. – Dáil Éireann (26th Dáil) – Tuesday, 23 Jun 1992

Written Answers. - Available School Places.

Austin Currie

Question:

154 Mr. Currie asked the Minister for Education if he will outline (a) the projected number of places available in (1) Coolmine community school, (2) St. Declan's CBS and (3) the Dominican Convent, Cabra, Dublin for each of the next ten years and (b) the projected demand from each of their feeder national schools for each year over the same period.

Minister for Education (Mr. S. Brennan)

The number of places available for new pupils in (i) Coolmine community School, (ii) St. Declan's C.B.S. and (iii) Dominican Convent, Cabra and the projected number of pupils leaving national schools in their areas for the next ten years are shown in the following table.

It is not possible to predict precisely the number of pupils who will seek second-level places in any particular school, especially in the greater urban areas, where catchment areas are not defined.

Primary School Output 1992-1999.

Year	Cabra	Navan Road	Totals	Grand Total
Boys	Girls	Boys	Girls	Boys	Girls
1992	35	141	108	61	143	202	345
1993	22	101	98	37	120	138	258
1994	26	84	92	60	118	144	262
1995	26	100	104	40	130	140	270
1996	26	84	100	35	126	119	245
1997	59	76	68	43	127	119	246
1998	74	90	61	46	135	136	271
1999	72	89	60	45	132	134	266
2000	65	78	58	43	123	121	244
2001	61	76	60	44	121	120	241

Blanchardstown (Coolmine).

	Boys	Girls	Total
1992	157	125	282
1993	151	152	303
1994	130	139	269
1995	135	117	252
1996	134	111	245
1997	117	118	235
1998	115	108	223
1999	116	109	225
2000	114	111	225
2001	110	108	218

The following figures show the number of new pupils expected to be enrolled in September 1992 in: Coolmine community school, 210/220; St. Declan's CBS, 130/140; Dominican Convent Cabra, 200/210.

The Department would expect that a similar number of pupils will be enrolled in the schools, each year for the next ten years.

Dáil Éireann debate - Tuesday, 23 Jun 1992