Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I acknowledge the Deputy has a particular commitment to education and engages with me on an ongoing basis in relation to it. In the vast majority of areas, through the work of schools, their patron bodies, their management bodies and the Department of Education, there are sufficient school places available to meet the needs of children in the area for 2024-25. The Department is working with schools individually and collectively, and with their patrons, to make additional places available where required for 2024-25. While some applicants might not yet have received an offer of a school place, families can be assured young people in an area who require a school place will be provided with one. There will be greater clarity for families in the coming weeks as admissions processes continue to work through and the required additional places come on stream.

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