Alan Farrell (Dublin Fingal, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister and completely understand her position. To put the matter in context again, in the census that will be completed later this year, Swords is expected to exceed 50,000 residents. Fingal County Council has long projected that by the end of the 2030s the population will be over 100,000 and, therefore, this sort of planning and the level of detail the Minister has outlined is entirely necessary. I commend her and the Department on all the work they are doing.

Other schools have benefited from expansions in recent years. There is also the new school in the form of Swords Community College in the north west of the community. There is a growing demand for diversity in education, particularly as that relates to Gaelcholáistí. There are two Gaelscoileanna in the community but there is no Gaelcholáiste, and that is an issue I will come back to in the future. I thank the Minister for dealing with the question.

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