Written answers
Thursday, 6 October 2005
Department of Education and Science
School Closures
5:00 pm
John Cregan (Limerick West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 215: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the situation on the closure of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 11; if arrangements for closure, transfer of children, final closure date and so on have been agreed with her Department; and if there is sufficient school capacity in the area in view of the building of new housing schemes. [27182/05]
Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The school, which is an all-boys senior primary school, will close on a phased basis culminating in final closure in June 2007. To facilitate pupils who would ordinarily have attended this school, the Department of Education and Science has sanctioned a request for a change of status from a neighbouring school. This will enable the enrolment of senior boys into this school which, heretofore, catered for mixed infants and senior girls only. Given the pattern of declining enrolments in the area in which the closing school is located, I am satisfied there is adequate capacity to cater for current and future demand for pupil places.
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