John Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 486: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, in view of the recent population growth and development in the village of Newcastle, County Dublin, she will carry out a review of a school (details supplied) in Newcastle, County Dublin to ensure adequate primary level capacity will be available in Newcastle into the future. [26400/05]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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My Department has examined the long term accommodation needs of St. Finian's National School in Newcastle and has determined that additional provision will be required to meet demand emanating from current and planned housing developments in the area. The matter of how best this additional accommodation should be provided, having regard to existing accommodation and the alternative options available, is currently under consideration. A decision in this regard will be made as soon as possible.

John Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 487: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of primary school places which were available in Lucan, County Dublin in September 2002, September 2003, September 2004 and September 2005. [26403/05]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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Prior to 2002 there were eight primary school providers in the Lucan area. In recognition of the developing nature of Lucan, my Department subsequently recognised three new primary new schools to cater for the growing demand for pupil places: an Educate Together school, a Catholic primary school under a reconfiguration process and a Gaelscoil. During the period in question, three new 16 classroom facilities have been built and plans are being advanced to extend an existing Gaelscoil to 16 classrooms also.

The following table sets out the number of junior infant places offered in Lucan in the years 2002 to 2004, inclusive, together with the combined overall enrolments for the schools in question. All schools throughout the country are in the process of filing enrolment returns for the current school year. Details for 2005 are not, therefore, available.

In addition to above developments, in 2003, a new green field site school was provided for Lucan Educate Together.