James O'Connor (Cork East, Fianna Fail)
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It is daft that this has been allowed to continue. That is the one I referenced regarding the rapid build in 2012. I do not agree with Mr. Loftus when it comes to transparency, but the model that is being used is not looking at the demographic within the households; it is looking more at the construction of new housing. I think that is the model used. The information is not necessarily being taken from the census and it is not being used in the most efficient way it can be. Due to the rate of growth and development in a lot of metropolitan regions in the country, I urge that the model be adapted and changed as a matter of urgency to avoid what is currently happening in east Cork where there is a deficit of approximately 20, when the figures are boiled down. That is still a lot of children to be without a school place for September. I fear, from the information we have from the primary schools, that it will only get worse. Will Mr. Loftus give a brief reply?