Paul Gogarty (Dublin Mid West, Green Party)
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Question 491: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if there are plans in place to provide extra secondary school places in the Dublin 15 area to deal with the increase in secondary school pupil numbers that will be experienced between 2007 and 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31479/06]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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As the Deputy will be aware, the Department is planning the development of a new 1,000 pupil post primary school in Phibblestown to serve the growing population of the Dublin 15 area.

It is intended to progress the provision of the school as a Design Build Project. An advertisement was placed in the Official Journal of the European Union for design build teams and the short-listing of these teams is currently being undertaken. A project manager has also been appointed to manage the delivery of the project and the site acquisition process is at an advanced stage.

While it is not possible to be definitive at this early stage as to when the new school will open, the target date for delivery is September 2008.

School Planning Section is also examining the need for further post primary provision in the area.