Seanad debates

Wednesday, 10 October 2007

7:00 pm

Photo of Seán HaugheySeán Haughey (Dublin North Central, Fianna Fail)

I congratulate the Cathaoirleach on his election and Senator Corrigan on her appointment. I wish her a successful term in Seanad Éireann and I thank her for raising this matter, as it affords me the opportunity to outline to the Seanad the position of the Department of Education and Science regarding education provision in the Leopardstown-Stepaside area.

Officials from the school planning section of the Department met officials of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council regarding the education provision requirements in the context of the ongoing developments at Kilternan and Stepaside. The Department has acquired a number of sites for new primary schools and many of these projects are either in advanced architectural planning or about to commence construction.

In the course of examining the need for additional provision at post-primary level and having regard to the developments at Kilternan, Stepaside and Cherrywood, the Department has identified surplus capacity in existing post-primary schools in south Dublin, but it has requested the local authority to reserve two sites for post-primary schools in the Stepaside-Kilternan area. It will continue to monitor the demand for post-primary school places in the Stepaside area to ensure any extra demand is met in a timely manner.

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