Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 March 2010
774 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Science if the Stepaside and Leopardstown area in County Dublin is one of the 40 areas of population growth being analysed to identify school accommodation requirements up to and including the secondary school years 2014 to 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12940/10]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Forward Planning Section of my Department is in the process of carrying out detailed analysis of over 40 locations of highest population growth in order to identify the school accommodation requirements up to and including the school year 2014/2015. Given the increase in the birth rate in recent years the initial focus of this analysis is on primary school accommodation requirements and this will be followed by a more detailed analysis of post-primary school accommodation requirements. Overall educational accommodation requirements in the Stepaside area in County Dublin will be considered in this regard as this is in one of these locations of highest population growth.
When the required reports have been completed for these initial areas selected the Forward Planning Section will continue to work on preparing reports on a priority basis for the remainder of the country and the Leopardstown area will be analysed as part of this process. Any proposed building projects arising from the detailed studies carried out on those priority areas will be considered in the context of my Department's multi-annual School Building and Modernisation Programme for 2010 and subsequent years.
