Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 157: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the assistance which will be given to provide an extra 37 school places for a school (details supplied) in County Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16740/05]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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My Department has recently sanctioned the provision of a new 32-classroom school which is to cater for the amalgamation of two schools, one of which is the school referred to by the Deputy. This project has been sanctioned to commence architectural planning as part of the 2005 school building programme.

With regard to the provision of extra pupil places for September 2005, my Department has not received any application for additional accommodation from the school authorities. This school has consistently enrolled two junior infant classes each year and my Department has not received any request or proposal from the school to review this matter.