Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 343: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of second-level schools there are; the number there will be if all planned amalgamations, under negotiation or agreed, take place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7331/06]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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There are currently 736 second-level schools in the country. It is not easy to provide a reliable number of impending amalgamations at any given time as the process for amalgamation can take many years to complete the stages involved, from initial feasibility discussions through to school community consultation to agreement and finally to the implementation of the decision.