School Accommodation.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 7 March 2006

Tuesday, 7 March 2006

Questions (462)

Fergus O'Dowd

Question:

497 Mr. O’Dowd asked the Minister for Education and Science the expected date for publication of the Murray report regarding primary and secondary education in Counties Louth and Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8797/06]

Written answers

Minister for Education and Science (Ms Hanafin)

The draft area development plan for the north Dublin-east Meath-south Louth area is close to completion in the school planning section of my Department and I hope to be in a position to publish it shortly.

Following this, a public consultation process will be carried out by the Commission on School Accommodation. The commission will produce a final area development plan shortly thereafter. This plan will provide a blueprint for educational provision in the area for the next decade against which all capital funding decisions will be made.