John Deasy (Waterford, Fine Gael)
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Question 601: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the proposed amalgamation of schools (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28308/08]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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The schools to which the Deputy refers have agreed to amalgamate into a Community School catering for 1,000 pupils. Amalgamation is dependent on the availability of suitable accommodation and a decision has already been taken to provide a new school on a new site. The amalgamated school was one of 27 new schools announced in September, 2005 to be provided under my Department's Public Private Partnership Programme (PPP) 2006 to 2010. The make up of further school bundles in my Department's PPP school building programme will be determined on such issues as geographic spread and site availability for each school.