Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 October 2015
581. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills to set out her plans for a new school for 2016 in the Stillorgan and Goatstown areas in County Dublin; when the patronage will be awarded; and if any potential sites have been identified. [36227/15]
View answerIn February of this year I announced that a new primary school would be opening in September 2016 in the Goatstown/Stillorgan area.
My Department runs an open patronage determination process to decide who will operate the schools. I plan to announce a patronage determination process for the new primary schools commencing operation in 2016 before the end of this year or early next year. It will be open to all patrons and prospective patrons to apply under this process. In applying for patronage, the patrons must provide evidence of parental demand from within the area for the type of school proposed and this will be considered by my Department in awarding patronage.
Details of the criteria for the establishment of new schools is available on my Department's website at http://www.education.ie/en/Schools-Colleges/Information/Establishing-a-New-School
The site acquisition process in respect of the school in question is currently underway.
