Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 16 September 2021
233. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Education when applications for the establishment and patronage of the new post-primary school for an area (details suppled) will open; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44307/21]
View answerThe planned establishment of a new post-primary school in 2022 to serve the Drumcondra_Marino_Dublin 1 school planning area was announced in 2018 as a result of a countrywide demographic exercise. A further exercise has since been conducted on the necessity for the establishment of a number of planned new schools, including the school to serve this school planning area, taking into account a number of factors, including the pace of delivery of the expected additional residential development in the school planning areas, associated enrolments and the capacity in existing schools in the areas.
My Department is satisfied that demand in the Drumcondra_Marino_Dublin 1 school planning area can be accommodated by the existing and growing schools in this area. As a result, the establishment of the planned new school is deferred and a patronage process in this regard will not take place in 2021.
The pace of delivery of additional residential development in this school planning area, along with updated enrolment data and demographic data will be kept under review and this will inform the timing of school requirements.
