Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 272: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the status of the second level school which is to be provided for Castleknock, Dublin 15; if it is to be known as Luttrellstown Community College; if the land has been acquired for the school; if sanction has been given by his Department for the building of the school; if the school will be available for September 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33028/08]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 291: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when he will make a public announcement of his decision to establish a new secondary school in the Castleknock-Porterstown area. [33153/08]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 272 and 291 together.

My Department is aware of a need for further post primary provision in the Dublin 15 area. As the Deputy may be aware, the Department intends to acquire sites in the Dublin 15 area for the purposes of providing additional school places. Due to the commercial sensitivities attaching to site acquisitions generally, the Deputy will appreciate that I am not in a position to comment on the details of the matter until such a time as the acquisitions have been completed. The matter of Patronage of the next new post primary school for Dublin 15 is under consideration.