Projected enrolment, a combination of normal projections, housing developments and improved employment prospects brought about by the announcement of Abbots of a commitment to create 600 new jobs in the Longford area, is approximately 2,225, which leaves a shortfall of 670 places for secondary level students. If we were to look further afield to Cardinal Health which, despite deferral, hopes to provide 1,300 jobs by the end of 2005, the shortfall would increase significantly. Allied to this, the recent census of population shows that the population has increased substantially which will leave us with an even greater demand for places in the future.