Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 496: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his views on requests from Gaelscoileanna in south Dublin for the purchase by his Department of the former boys vocational school in Dundrum to provide a Gael Choláiste to meet the post-primary school needs of the many pupils who have attended Gaelscoileanna in the area; if no decision in this regard has been made, the projected timeframe for completing his consideration of this proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35479/09]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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The Forward Planning Section of my Department is in the process of carrying out detailed analysis of over 40 locations of highest population growth in order to identify the school accommodation requirements up to and including the school year 2014/2015. When the required reports have been completed for these initial areas selected the Forward Planning Section will continue to work on preparing reports on a priority basis for the remainder of the country. Overall post-primary accommodation requirements in the Dundrum area, including the case for the provision of a new Irish language post-primary school, will be considered in this regard.