Dara Calleary
Ceist:103 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has any plans to close a school (details supplied) in County Mayo. [25757/12]
Amharc ar fhreagraWednesday, 23 May 2012
Ceisteanna (103)
Freagraí scríofa
The criteria under which National Schools are recognised by my Department are outlined in the Education Act 1998 and the Rules for National Schools. Under the criteria, recognition can be withdrawn where a school's pupil enrolment returns to the Department, at 30th September, falls below 8 pupils and remains at this level for at least two consecutive years and where the Patron is satisfied that there is little prospect of a reversal in the school's pupil enrolment trend. The school referred to by the Deputy currently meet the recognition criteria concerned and therefore it is not my intention to close this school in the foreseeable future.