Joanna Tuffy (Dublin Mid West, Labour)
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Question 577: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of children who have applied for places in junior infant classes in primary schools in Lucan, County Dublin; and the number of places available in junior infant classes in Lucan schools including any planned new schools for Lucan. [17498/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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Enrolments in individual schools are the responsibility of the managerial authority of those schools. In September 2007, there will be 702 Junior Infant places in the twelve primary schools in Lucan. When all planned extensions have been delivered, the capacity for Junior Infants will increase to 810 Junior Infant places. In addition, the Department has recently sanctioned another new primary school for the south Lucan area which will commence operation next September under the patronage of Educate Together. This will bring the total number of primary schools in Lucan to thirteen. This school will be temporarily located in the Adamstown Castle Educate Together National School building. This move was taken to ensure that all eligible pupils seeking places in Lucan next September will have access to them.