Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 November 2015
481. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the proven demand for a Gaelcholaíste in north Kildare; that parents are being encouraged to send their children to an Aonad in expectation that the figures from the Aonad enrolments will show a demand; and that the children from north Kildare are already taking up places in Gaelscoileanna outside of County Kildare. [41506/15]
View answerFurther to my announcement of the new 6-year programme of capital investment in schools last week, establishment of the Gaelcholáiste referred to by the Deputy is proposed to take place in 2019 subject to sufficient viability of the Aonad. The demand will be measured on the basis of continued support for an independent Gaelcholáiste in the North Kildare area and a continued increase in enrolment numbers in the Aonad. My Department's main responsibility is to ensure that every child has access to a school place - however, this may not always be in the school of their first choice.
