Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)
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Question 96: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number, arising from the announcement to construct 13 new schools in north Dublin, of these schools that will be multi-denominational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33439/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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No decision has been taken yet on the number of new multi-denominational schools which will open in Fingal in the 2008/2009 school year. However, I can say that Educate Together has lodged a number of notifications of intention to apply for the recognition of new schools in the north Dublin area for next September with the New Schools Advisory Committee (NSAC). The NSAC is an independent advisory group established to process applications for the recognition of new primary schools and to make recommendations to me. I would expect that the NSAC will produce its report early in 2008.