Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 354: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department has acquired a site for one to two primary schools for Tyrrellstown, Dublin 15; the size of the site and its location; the size of a school or schools the site is to host; the cost of the site; the person from whom the property is being acquired; and when construction of the new schools will commence.. [26945/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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Acquisition of a site for primary school provision in Tyrrellstown is advancing well. The site is such that it should provide accommodation for up to two 24 classroom schools, each of which would have a 3 stream junior infant intake. This equates to a pupil intake of 162 junior infants per year. The Department will be discussing the configuration and size of the schools with the two patron bodies concerned, Educate Together and the Catholic Archbishop of Dublin. Due to commercial sensitivities of site acquisitions it would not be appropriate for me to identify the vendor or the site cost at this time.

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 355: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in respect of the proposed Educate Together, Dublin 15 primary school for the Carpenterstown and Luttrellstown area of Dublin 15; the location of the site for this school; the size of same; if it has been acquired and legal title passed; the role of Fingal County Council in the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26946/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The New School Advisory Committee (NSAC) has received formal notification from Educate Together of an intention to apply for the recognition of a new primary school for September, 2008 in the location referred to by the Deputy.

The NSAC is an independent advisory group established to process applications for the recognition of new primary schools and to make recommendations to the Minister for Education and Science. It is expected that the NSAC will produce its report early in 2008.

In the meantime, the Department has prioritised a site acquisition in the area under the Fingal School Model Agreement process and this matter is on-going.