Paul McGrath (Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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Question 476: To ask the Minister for Education and Science , further to Parliamentary Question No. 146 of 12 October 2004, if Fingal County Council will reserve a secondary school site in the Castleknock electoral area as much of the increased population in the Dublin 15 area will be in this general locale and nowhere near the proposed sites in Mulhuddart-Tyrellstown and Castaheany-Ongar. [27152/04]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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Officials in school planning section of my Department are monitoring the educational requirements at primary and post primary level in Dublin 15 on an ongoing basis. My Department is in regular consultation with Fingal County Council and current providers on this matter.

My Department is satisfied that it is not necessary to reserve a site for a post primary school in the Castleknock electoral area at this point. This is because of the additional capacity to be provided by the construction of the new post primary school at Phibblestown and the greater mobility of students of post primary age. However, I can assure the Deputy that the unfolding situation in the area will be kept under constant review by school planning section.