Breeda Moynihan-Cronin (Kerry South, Labour)
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Question 112: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has received applications from Vocational Educational Committees apart from County Clare to establish primary schools under their patronage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40172/06]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The applications from County Clare VEC referred to by the Deputy relate to notices of intent lodged by that VEC for consideration by the New Schools Advisory Committee (NSAC) under the NSAC process. I expect that NSAC will report on all the applications made to it in the normal time-frame and will make recommendations to me for consideration in the new year.

The Department has received proposals from County Dublin Vocational Education Committee in relation to the patronage of primary schools that will be co-located on a shared campus basis with planned post-primary schools that will be under the patronage of the VEC in rapidly developing areas. These proposals are currently being considered by the Department.