Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister, the Minister of State and their officials for coming before the committee late on a Wednesday evening. I acknowledge and commend the generosity of the Irish people, the Government and the school communities who have accommodated up to 6,000 children from Ukraine. They have done so seamlessly and without complaint, and that needs to be acknowledged.

The Minister mentioned in her introduction that 6,000 children from Ukraine have now enrolled in schools. Approximately 4,000 children are in primary schools and 1,900 are in our post-primary schools. Do she have any idea of the demand for places in primary schools in September? If not, is that something about which she is concerned or does she think we will be able to accommodate that demand?