Schools Establishment

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 13 July 2017

Thursday, 13 July 2017

Questions (356)

Thomas Byrne

Question:

356. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of new multidenominational and-or non-denominational schools that have been established since 2012; the year they began taking in students; if they are in permanent or temporary accommodation; the patron of each; and if their buildings were transferred from another patron. [34876/17]

Written answers

Minister for Education and Skills

My Department uses a Geographical Information System (GIS) to identify where the pressure for school places across the country will arise.  The GIS uses data from a range of sources, including the Central Statistics Office, Ordnance Survey Ireland, the Department of Social Protection and my Department’s own databases.  With this information, my Department carries out nationwide demographic exercises to determine where additional school accommodation is needed.

To date, 23 new multi-denominational primary schools have opened since 2012 in areas of demographic demand. The details requested by the Deputy are provided in the following table.

In addition, 10 new primary schools have opened since 2013 under the patronage divesting process in areas of stable population as follows:

In 2014, four new schools commenced operation under the patronage of Educate Together in:

- Trim, Co. Meath;

- Tramore, Co. Waterford;

- Malahide/Portmarnock, Co. Dublin; and

- Newtownwhite, Co. Mayo. 

The latter resulted from the transfer of patronage from the Church of Ireland. 

In addition, an Educate Together school that opened in September 2013 moved to a former Edmund Rice School building in Dublin 8 in September 2014. 

In 2015, three new schools commenced operation, two under the patronage of Educate Together in:

- Tuam, Co. Galway; and

- New Ross, Co. Wexford

and one under the patronage of An Foras Pátrúnachta in:

- Birr, Co. Offaly  

In 2016, two new schools opened under the patronage of Educate Together in:

- Greenhills, Dublin 12; and 

- Castlebar, Co. Mayo. 

NEW PRIMARY SCHOOLS FOR DEMOGRAPHICS

Roll Number	School Name	County	Patron	Ethos	Opened	Accommodation
20400E	Ballinteer Educate Together NS	Dublin South	Educate Together	Multi-denominational	2012	Temporary
20402I	City West Educate Together NS	Dublin South	Educate Together	Multi-denominational	2012	Temporary
20398U	Citywest & Saggart CNS	Dublin South	Dublin & Dun Laoghaire ETB	Multi-denominational	2012	Temporary
20401G	Stepaside Educate Together NS	Dublin South	Educate Together	Multi-denominational	2012	Permanent
20396Q	Ashbourne Educate Together NS	Meath	Educate Together	Multi-denominational	2012	Permanent
20403K	Kildare Town Educate Together NS	Kildare	Educate Together	Multi-denominational	2012	Permanent
20412L	Gaelscoil Teach Giúise	Dublin South	An Foras Pátrúnachta	Multi-denominational	2013	Permanent
20411J	Firhouse Educate Together NS	Dublin South	Educate Together	Multi-denominational	2013	Permanent
20425U	Gaelscoil Shliabh Rua	Dublin South	An Foras Pátrúnachta	Multi-denominational	2013	Permanent
20426W	Lucan Community NS (Scoil Oscair)	Dublin Fingal	Dublin & Dun Laoghaire ETB	Multi-denominational	2013	Permanent
20413N	Douglas Rochestown Educate Together NS	Cork	Educate Together	Multi-denominational	2013	Temporary
20428D	Gaelscoil Mhic Aodha	Kildare	An Foras Pátrúnachta	Multi-denominational	2013	Temporary
20422O	Scoil Aoife CNS	Dublin South	Dublin & Dún Laoghaire ETB	Multi-denominational	2014	Permanent
20440Q	Scoil Aonghusa CNS (Mallow CNS)	Cork	Cork ETB	Multi-denominational	2014	Permanent
20410H	Knocknacarra Educate Together NS	Galway	Educate Together	Multi-denominational	2014	Temporary
20441S	Shellybanks Educate Together NS	Dublin City	Educate Together	Multi-denominational	2014	Temporary
20473I	Greystones CNS	Wicklow	Kildare & Wicklow ETB	Multidenominational	2015	Temporary
20462D	Galway Steiner NS	Galway	Lifeways Ireland Ltd (Steiner Model)	Multidenominational	2015	Temporary
20392I	Pelletstown/Ashtown Educate Together NS	Dublin Fingal	Educate Together	Multidenominational	2015	Temporary
20442U	Scoil Chliodhna CNS Carrigtohill	Cork	Cork ETB	Multidenominational	2015	Temporary
20487T	Galescoil na Fuinseoige	Dublin South	An Foras Pátrúnachta	Multidenominational	2016	Permanent
20453C	Broome Bridge ETNS	Dublin City	Educate Together	Multidenominational	2016	Permanent
20486R	Grace Park ETNS	Dublin City	Educate Together	Multidenominational	2016	Temporary