Martin Ferris
Question:331 Mr. Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will make a statement on the future status of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [26235/04]
View answerWednesday, 27 October 2004
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A decision has been taken by the trustees of the school referred to by the Deputy that it will close in June 2007.
Given the pattern of falling enrolments at the school, together with considerable surplus capacity in the general area, my Department concurs with the trustees' decision. At this point I wish to record my appreciation of the enormous contribution Greendale community school has madeto the community it has served over a longperiod.
My Department's main role in a school closure is to ensure that the best interests of the pupils are looked after in the period up to the closure and that alternative provision is available to accommodate the pupils who would have ordinarily attended the closing school.