Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Labour)
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Question 98: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the call from Educate Together for the State to take action to provide real support for the planned development of a national network of multi-denominational schools; if she intends to respond to the call; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13028/05]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I am aware of Educate Together's call for more state support for multidenominational schools. Significant Government funding, €14.1 million, has been provided for capital projects in Educate Together schools in recent years, including six new schools in Dublin, Galway, Limerick and Kildare. Of all the new schools recognised in the past three years, 12 were Educate Together schools. A total of 12 multidenominational schools were granted recognition under ET patronage since the revised procedures came into operation for the 2003-04 school year, three opened in 2003, four opened in 2004 and five have been granted provisional recognition for opening in September 2005.