Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour) | Oireachtas source

Between 2012 and 2015, five new schools will have been established to meet demographic needs in the north Kildare area. This includes the establishment of a Gaelscoil and an all-Irish aonad in a new post-primary school to enhance provision though the medium of Irish in the area. The patronage of all these new schools was determined by an open process in which the level of parental demand for each type of school was a key factor. In addition, parents in Celbridge were surveyed under the patronage divesting process to determine their views on alternative patronage choices in their area. Therefore, I have no plans to establish a forum on school enrolment in north Kildare. A recent nationwide demographic review carried out in my Department concluded that there is no additional primary educational infrastructural needs in the north Kildare area beyond that recently delivered or already planned and in train to meet the area's needs. An equivalent review at post-primary level is under way.

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