Damien English (Meath, Fine Gael)
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Question 494: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of children who applied for a place in junior infants in 2006 in schools (details supplied) in Dublin 15 but were refused. [31482/06]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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As the Deputy will be aware, the Department approved significant extra accommodation in Dublin 15, including the establishment of a new school, to cater for eligible pupils seeking places this September.

Officials in School Planning Section contacted the majority of the schools concerned in the third week of the new school year. At that point, Principals reported that the situation was still quite fluid i.e. some children who had accepted places did not take them up; others started in one school and then moved to another school etc. On top of that, one school where provision was made for the intake of three junior infant classes filled less than two which means there is vacant accommodation for an extra junior infant intake at that school should the need arise.

Overall, the situation would appear to be that all junior infants seeking places were or can be accommodated.