Seán Crowe
Question:316 Mr. Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Science if a report on the threatened closure of Greendale community school, Kilbarrack, Dublin 5, will issue. [11171/04]
View answerTuesday, 27 April 2004
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The management authorities of Greendale community school have written to my Department indicating their intention to close the school. Given the extent of enrolment decline at the school in recent years, the decision was not entirely unexpected.
My Department's main role in a school closure is to ensure that the best interests of pupils are looked after in the period up to the closure and that alternative provision is available to accommodate pupils who would otherwise have attended the school. Given the extent of surplus capacity among other providers in the general area, my Department does not envisage difficulties in this matter.