Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 22 September 2015
1220. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will progress the development of an Irish secondary school (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30886/15]
View answerMy Department has recently completed a nationwide demographic exercise to determine where additional post-primary school accommodation might be needed from 2017 onwards. I will announce the details of the new schools arising out of this exercise in due course.
A submission in relation to an Irish-medium post-primary school to serve the Dublin 15/East Meath area has been received by my Department and is duly noted. The primary basis for establishing new schools is demographic demand and where new schools are to be established, such schools will be subject to a patronage determination process. Where new post-primary schools are to be established, my Department will decide in advance the medium of instruction in a school, i.e. Irish or English, through an appropriate analysis of the feeder primary schools.
