Peter Burke (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank Deputy Stanton for his very well-put argument. From the briefing documentation here I am aware that the Department is at one with the Deputy's concern about capacity of the area. The Department will work closely to resolve it. A number of projects are in the offing, as we have spoken about previously. From the documentation here I know that the letter of acceptance for Carrigtwohill will be imminent. There is confidence that those documents are now coming in or are near completion.

The Deputy also raised very valuable issues about funding, which one does need in advance to prepare for the additional growth in school capacity, and also the CAO-type application process that was carried out in Limerick. Parents and students need certainty at a very stressful time when trying to get into post-primary schools. I appreciate that it can be very difficult. I will bring the issues raised by Deputy Stanton to the attention of the Minister for Education.

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