Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I acknowledge again that the common application system that operates in Limerick is a superb system and is one born of co-operation between all of the schools on the sharing of information. There is often a challenge where there are multiple applications across a number of systems. I want to acknowledge that in the first instance. I also want to acknowledge that, because of that system, issues were flagged in terms of the need for additional places. In that respect, there have been achievements, with 11 schools across Limerick city having agreed to increase their availability of first year places to give an additional capacity of more than 160 places. In addition, both Thomond Community College and Limerick Educate Together Secondary School have recently agreed to take an additional class group each. This will increase available capacity by more than 50 first year places. The 20 or more students to whom the Deputy is referring can be accommodated within this group and, in fact, it will mean there is additional free capacity of at least 20 places. It is considerable progress but, again, it has been helped by the common applications system.

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