Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Tuigim go bhfuil an-spéis ag an Teachta san ábhar seo. Tá mo Roinn ag déanamh gach iarracht Gaelscoileanna agus Gaelcholáistí ach go háirithe a chur chun cinn. Faoi mar a dúirt mé cheana, new schools are established by the Department on the basis of identified demographic demand in an area and only after consideration of the capacity of existing schools to absorb the expected school place demand. As already stated in the context of the development of schools, two new Gaelcholáistí were established in Dublin city in 2014, namely, Gaelcholáiste an Phiarsaigh, in the Ballinteer-Stepaside area, and Coláiste Ghlór na Mara, in Balbriggan. The year of establishment, patronage model and language of instruction have yet to be determined for the new post-primary schools announced to serve the following school planning areas: Dublin 2-Dublin 4 and Sallynoggin-Killiney-Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown-Cherrywood. Equally, leanfaidh mo Roinn ag obair chun a chinntiú go bhfuil soláthar scoile an-mhaith ag cathair Bhaile Átha Cliath chun freastal ar an éileamh ar áiteanna scoileanna. Chomh maith leis sin, coimeádfar an riachtanas i mBaile Átha Cliath faoi athbhreithniú mar a tharlaíonn le gach réigiún pleanála scoile eile. Ina theannta sin, leanfaidh mo Roinn i dteagmháil le Comhairle Cathrach Bhaile Átha Cliath maidir le hathbhreithniú ar phlean forbartha na cathrach chun aon riachtanais chóiríochta scoile fadtéarmacha a aithint. Gabhaim mo bhuíochas leis an Teachta as ucht na ceiste seo a chur os mo chomhair. Tá súil agam go bhfeiceann sé go bhfuilimid gnóthach sa Roinn ó thaobh na Gaeilge de.

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