Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 6 March 2019
122. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress in the advancement of a Gaelcholáiste in north County Kildare with particular reference to the need to meet the second-level requirements of the students emerging from a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11256/19]
Amharc ar fhreagraI am pleased to confirm to the Deputy that Gaelcholáiste Maigh Nuad will be established in September 2019 as a multi-denominational Irish-medium Community College under the patronage of Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board (KWETB). KWETB are working through the necessary practical arrangements in this regard, including appointing a Principal, the recruitment process for which is ongoing.
