Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 22 September 2015
1270. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to open a second level Educate Together school in Swords, County Dublin in view of the fact that there are three Educate Together primary schools operating in the locality with no second level school in their preferred ethos. [31274/15]
View answerMy Department has recently completed a nationwide demographic exercise to determine where additional post-primary school accommodation might be needed from 2017 onwards. This comprised all areas of the country, including Swords. I will announce the details of new schools to be provided arising from this exercise in due course. Where new schools are to be established, my Department runs an open patronage determination process to determine who will operate the schools. It is open to all patrons and prospective patrons to apply under this process.
