Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 6 July 2004
252 Mr. Kehoe asked the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the findings of the McCarthy report; further to Question No. 144 of 2 April 2003, when a decision will be taken on the way in which best to respond to the issues identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20050/04]
View answerThe school planning section of my Department recently prepared a discussion paper for the trustees of the schools concerned based on Dr. McCarthy's report and other relevant data. Submissions on the paper have been invited from the trustees. In addition, the school planning section has held discussions with the local authorities of the area in question to ascertain the extent, pace of delivery and projected housing occupancy rates of any proposed new residential developments.
Based on the content of the submissions from the trustees and an analysis of proposed housing developments and their impact on demographic trends, a final document outlining the future of educational infrastructural provision in the area will be produced. I expect this document to be available to the trustees by early autumn at which point the next steps in the process will be discussed with them.
