Ulick Burke (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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Question 905: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science if the current trustees of a college (details supplied) have agreed to the lease of existing school buildings at this site; if new trustees have been appointed; if a new patron has been identified for the school; if his Department has indicated progress on enrolment policy for the school from September 2010; and if it will from the start of the 2010/2011 school year be a co-educational school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14867/10]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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I am pleased to be able to confirm to the Deputy that the current trustees of the school to which he refers have agreed in principle to lease the existing premises to the Department. The terms of this lease are currently being discussed.

A new patron has also been identified for the school and the process of appointing the new patron is under way at present.

I understand that the current trustees have agreed, in principle, to allow a change to the enrolment policy of the school which will allow both boys and girls to enrol in the school.