Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 23 May 2013
56. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason it is intended to build a new school in Knocknacarra, Galway, when there are already schools within a short distance of Knocknacarra that have empty classrooms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24916/13]
View answerAs the Deputy will be aware, in June 2011, I announced that 20 new primary schools are to be established in the coming years across a number of locations to meet significantly increasing demographics in those areas. This announcement included a proposal to establish a new primary school in the Knocknacarra area in 2014. The Deputy will be aware of extensive housing developments in this particular area in recent years. The new school is required to meet a demographic need emanating from those developments. Applications for patronage of this new primary school are currently being sought by my Department from prospective patrons.
