Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 200: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of secondary schools in north Kildare which provide secondary education through Irish for pupils; if he will expand this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20416/08]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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Two all-Irish schools currently serve the needs of County Kildare at post primary level. Coláiste Cois Life in Lucan and Gaelcholáiste Chill Dara in Newbridge. A multi-million Euro building project was recently completed to provide Coláiste Cois Life with permanent accommodation to cater for a long term projected enrolment of 600 pupils, to include pupils from the north Kildare area. Transport arrangements to this school for those pupils will continue to be available, as necessary, subject to the usual conditions.

In the recent past, my Department gave careful consideration to an application for a further all-Irish post primary school for the North Kildare area and decided that the application was premature and should not be granted. In arriving at this conclusion, account was taken of the establishment of Coláiste Cois Life under the aegis of Co. Dublin VEC to serve the needs of the west Dublin/north Kildare area. My Department has, however, agreed to keep this situation under review.