Damien English (Meath, Fine Gael)
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Question 459: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the extent to which the present accommodation is sufficient to meet current and projected requirements in respect of all primary and post-primary schools in Enfield, County Meath; her plans to meet these requirements in the future; the extent to which she has evaluated the population increase to determine these requirements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37963/05]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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As the Deputy may be aware, following widespread local consultation, my Department recently published an area development plan for the N4-M4 corridor. This plan outlines my Department's long-term educational strategy at both primary and post-primary level for this area which includes Enfield, County Meath. Implementation of the recommendations in the plan are being considered in the context of the school building and modernisation programme from 2006 onwards subject to the prioritisation criteria for large scale building projects.

Damien English (Meath, Fine Gael)
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Question 460: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the extent to which the present accommodation is sufficient to meet current and projected requirements in respect of all primary and post-primary schools in Castlepollard, County Westmeath; her plans to meet these requirements in the future; the extent to which she has evaluated the population increase to determine these requirements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37964/05]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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When determining the long-term accommodation requirements for a particular school or area, the school planning section of my Department takes into consideration details of existing provision with the projected demographics of the area and other relevant factors to ensure adequate overall provision is made. This procedure has been applied to current applications for large-scale capital funding from two of the three primary schools in Castlepollard. Progress on the proposed works for these schools will be considered in the context of the school building and modernisation programme from 2006 onwards. At post-primary level, a new school on a greenfield site, Coláiste Cionn Torc, has recently been completed with provision for 200 pupils. It is anticipated this school will cater for the post-primary needs of Castlepollard for the foreseeable future.