Olwyn Enright (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 675: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her plans, in view of the fact that a large number of prefabricated classrooms are to be installed in one of the primary schools for permanent structures for primary education, in Athy, County Kildare; if amalgamation of some of the primary schools is advancing; if so, the stage it is currently at; when it is expected to be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19748/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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Discussions are ongoing with the authorities of the schools to which the Deputy refers in relation to their long term accommodation needs. As part of this process, meetings have also taken place with both Kildare County Council and Athy Town Council with a view to ensuring that the appropriate level of educational provision is made in the context of planned housing developments. The Department expects to be in a position to make a decision on the long term needs of Athy shortly.