Joanna Tuffy (Labour)

I am sure the Minister of State is familiar with the issue I would like to raise, which is pretty self-explanatory, because the school in question is quite near his locality. I refer to St. Andrew's Church of Ireland national school, which has been located in a building in Lucan for as long as I can remember. While new national schools have been developed in the Lucan area as its population has increased substantially in recent years, they have been Catholic or multidenominational schools. The Department of Education and Science, and not the school authorities, has a responsibility to act in a proactive manner to meet the obvious accommodation needs of the Church of Ireland school in Lucan. I would like the Minister of State, Deputy Brian Lenihan, to outline the up-to-date position.