Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein)
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Question 229: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the situation in a school (details supplied) in Dublin 24; her views on whether parents are entitled to send their children to the school in their catchment area; and if so, if she will release the funding required for two prefab classrooms for the start of the new school year in September 2006. [25281/06]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The school to which the Deputy refers made an application to my Department for additional accommodation for September 2006. However, this application was refused on the basis that my Department is satisfied that there is considerable spare capacity in neighbouring schools. My Department's main responsibility is to ensure that schools in an area can, between them, cater for all pupils seeking school places. While, this may result in pupils not obtaining a place in the school of their first choice, this approach ensures that the use of existing accommodation is maximised and that the development and support of one school over others does not occur.