John Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for the reply. I still contend that he needs to revisit this issue. The existing schools are at capacity while housing development continues in the Rathcoole area. If a family moves to the area with a child who is eight, nine, or ten years of age, the probability of getting into one of the two schools is zero, because they are full. That is to say nothing of the junior infants. If the Minister does not know the area, Fortunestown is quite a bit away, in the Citywest area. An eight-classroom school in Fortunestown will have little impact on the population in the Rathcoole area. That decision needs to be revisited and an additional school or additional capacity other than the Fortunestown proposal needs to be provided.

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