Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 October 2023
57. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education the number of vocational schools which have closed in the State in each of the past ten years and to date in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44811/23]
View answerI wish to advise the Deputy that the decision making authority for a school closure is the Patron of the school, and this is subject to the agreement of the Department. Any proposal to close a school must involve consultation with all of the relevant stakeholders, parents, teachers, students and local communities and follow decisions taken at local level.
The following is the only vocational school that closed in the years outlined:
St Thomas's Community College, Bray, Co. Wicklow closed with effect from 31/08/2015
