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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 October 2023

Tuesday, 24 October 2023

Questions (273)

Patrick Costello

Question:

273. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education if she will identify the 12 post-primary schools mentioned by her Departmental staff at the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science (details supplied); the ethos and gender intake of each school, using Tyrconnell Park as a starting point; the actual distance on foot and estimated journey time for each school; the actual route by public transport; the estimated journey time for same; and if each route requires crossing one or more arterial roads.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46272/23]

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The Deputy will appreciate that using different locations on a map as a centre-point will give differing outcomes in terms of schools within a certain radius. Using Tyrconnell Park, there are 10 post primary schools within a 3km direct-line radius. All of these schools are within a 4km driving distance from that same point. They, with their ethos and gender intake, are listed in the table below. The application used by my Department does not produce public transport routes nor analysis of road type. However, a map of the area which shows post primary schools identified by Roll Number and colour-coded by ethos, is attached.

Information on public transport, including a useful Journey Planner, is available on the Transport for Ireland website, www.transportforireland.ie

Journey times are readily available online on widely-used mapping services. For the Deputy’s convenience they are included below, estimated for a 9am weekday arrival time.

School Details

Driving Distance

Walking Time

Cycling Time

Public Transport Time

60410I

C.B.S. James Street

2.8km

36 mins

10 mins

23 mins

Catholic

Mixed

60480G

Meanscoil Iognáid Rís

3km

30 mins

10 mins

18 mins

Catholic

Boys

60800V

Loreto College

2.8km

37 mins

12 mins

23 mins

Catholic

Girls

60841M

Rosary College

3.8km

47 mins

14 mins

41 mins

Catholic

Mixed

60851P

Assumption Secondary School

3km

37 mins

10 mins

27 mins

Catholic

Girls

60872A

Mercy Secondary School

1km

9 mins

4 mins

NA

Catholic

Girls

60991I

Our Lady Of Mercy Secondary School

1.8km

22 mins

6 mins

19 mins

Catholic

Mixed

68445V

St Setons Secondary School

3.7km

44 mins

11 mins

22 mins

Catholic

Mixed

70160R

Clogher Road Community College

3.8km

44 mins

13 mins

35 mins

Multi_Denominational

Mixed

70240P

Kylemore College

3.5km

41 mins

11 mins

21 mins

Multi Denominational

Mixed

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