Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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Question 424: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, notwithstanding the fact that a new Catholic primary school in Newbridge, County Kildare has been opened in temporary accommodation and is awaiting permanent accommodation, another primary school may be required to cater for the growing population of the town and its extensive catchment area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23413/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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Officials in the School Planning Section of the Department are working closely with the relevant authorities in Newbridge to determine how best to meet both the immediate and long-term educational needs of the area. The issues of site acquisition to facilitate both temporary school accommodation and permanent buildings and the need for a further school at primary level in the future, in addition to the new school established from September 2007, are being considered as part of this process.