Mr. Seán Ó Foghlú:

The way we deal with new schools is that we know the numbers who are going to school and the transfer rates. We are willing to be challenged on that, but what we do not do is respond to requests from patrons of new schools. We decide on the need for a new school and we are open to engagement from anybody to explore those issues. Things can change and patterns of movement in and out of cities change. We do talk to Educate Together all the time.