Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I assure the Deputy that having been a Member of this House for many more years than I was ever a Minister in any Department, I recognise the untrammelled right of Deputies from either side of the House to obtain information that is available. Regrettably, the information the Deputy is seeking is not readily available today, but I will get it for him or any other Deputy who requests such information. In this instance, the data will come with a health warning because they are provisional. Some of the schools in question may very well have pupils starting next September of whom they are not as yet aware, which would have an impact on the final figure. I will obtain the information for the Deputy, in so far as I can and as quickly as possible.

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