Joanna Tuffy (Dublin Mid West, Labour)
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Question 194: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the need for an extension to a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22002/09]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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My Department has built an 8 classroom building for the school to which the Deputy refers. The building, which opened in September 2008, meets the immediate accommodation requirements of the area to which the Deputy refers.

The Forward Planning Section of my Department is currently identifying the areas throughout the country where significant additional accommodation will be needed at primary and post-primary level for 2009 and onwards. This process will include an examination of the area in County Dublin where the school to which the Deputy refers is located.

Factors under consideration include population growth, demographic trends, current and projected enrolments, recent and planned housing developments and the capacity of existing schools to meet the demand for places.

Any further accommodation needs of the school concerned will be considered in this context.