Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 482: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the plans to provide a new secondary school at Derrinturn, County Kildare to serve the north west Kildare area. [28195/09]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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Forward Planning Section of my Department is in the process of identifying the areas where significant additional accommodation will be required at primary and post-primary level for future school years.

Factors under consideration include population growth, demographic trends, current and projected enrolments, recent and planned housing developments and capacity of existing schools to meet demand for places. Having considered these factors decisions will be taken on the means by which emerging needs will be met within an area.

Post-primary accommodation requirements for the Derrinturn area will be considered in this regard.