Seán Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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Question 263: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if there are plans to establish a post-primary school in Shankill, County Dublin, to cater for the growing population in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44267/08]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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Based on current demographic trends, my Department anticipates that there may be a need for further post-primary accommodation in the Shankill area in the medium to long term. It has asked Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council to identify a site for this development. A timeframe for the delivery of the accommodation will be known when a suitable site has been identified and acquired. The local authority has a number of Local Area Plans in train. It is likely that the Department will be able to secure a site under this process. My Department is conscious of the lead-in period for the delivery of a post-primary school and it would be anxious to conclude the site issue as soon as possible. It will continue to engage with the local authority until this matter is resolved.