Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

More than 500 people attended the recent open evening for those interested in having their children attend the school. The school now has 230 applications for 2021. I do not know if the Minister is aware of the site on which the school is currently located. I am sure the school community would welcome a visit from him if he is going out of the city via the Navan Road. Essentially, the school is not going to be able to accommodate those children with the delay of a year unless it is really facilitated by the Department in having further temporary accommodation on the site. The school is very successful. It has a very good community of parents, teachers and students. We are, however, experiencing a massive population increase of children of secondary school going age, and the Minister will be aware there is also an increase in the numbers of children who are of primary school going age. We have a real crisis on our hands in Dublin 15 around the number of school places available. Will the Minister confirm that the temporary accommodation will be provided by his Department?

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