Michael Kennedy (Dublin North, Fianna Fail)

Each project is proceeding to tender and construction stage. A new secondary school will open in Donabate later this year. Fingal County Council has provided the use of Donabate Community Centre as temporary accommodation, pending the construction of another new school, which will hopefully be completed in two years. St. George's national school in Balbriggan has been awarded band 1 status, giving it priority funding to expand to an eight-teacher school to meet the needs of the Protestant community in the area.

The population of north Dublin has exploded, especially in the traditional small rural towns of Swords, Balbriggan and Skerries. The Government has met the needs of the expanding communities in the list of works I outlined. I thank the different Ministers involved. The current Minister and the Minister of State are aware of the needs not only of my region but of others.

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