Pat Carey (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 1340: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress which has been made within her Department regarding the provision of a permanent building for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 9; if further discussions are required regarding the extent of the site and the height of the proposed building; if clarification is awaited from either the board of management of the school or from a group regarding these or other matters; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1667/06]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The school referred to by the Deputy has made an application for a new school building. As part of the assessment of this application, officials in the school planning section are carrying out an overall review of all-Irish provision at primary level in the area concerned.

This review will take into account current and future demographics, planned housing developments and the likely demand for all-Irish primary education in the area into the future. It will also take account of the most cost effective manner in which this can be delivered.

The outcome of this review, which will be carried out as quickly as possible, will inform a decision on the school's application for capital grant aid.