Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 18 September 2013
424. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will undertake an assessment of the need for a primary school in an area (details supplied) in Dublin 11, in view of the current age profile of the area. [38785/13]
View answerIn June 2011, I announced that up to 40 new schools are to be established up to 2017 to cater for increasing demographics across a number of locations. These consist of twenty new primary schools and twenty new post-primary schools. This announcement did not include a proposal to establish any new primary school in the area to which the Deputy refers.
The Forward Planning Section of my Department will continue to monitor enrolments in the area to ensure that there is sufficient school accommodation to meet any projected future demands.
