Mr. Hubert Loftus:

We have a huge amount of work done on reforming how we do our planning. We have a geographic information system, GIS, which brings data from the census, child benefit data and housing data together. The wider context here is that we are in a demographic downward trend with regard to primary schools. That is projected to fall by 100,000 over the next decade. That applies nationally, but it also applies to Cork. When we are looking at Cork and east Cork, we are looking at the demographics, the housing and where the primary is on the downward curve. The first port of call when dealing with extra provision is existing schools. That is consistent with Government policy on compact growth. Then we look at additionality and new schools. However, when one is looking at a 1,000-pupil school at post-primary level, for example, a lot of additional housing is required to achieve the cohort needed for that for a 50-year or 60-year lifespan there might be in that building. We are not far from peak at post-primary level in the east Cork area. If the Deputy wants a briefing, we are happy-----