Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 390: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to a group (details supplied) which has 160 adult members with parents completing pre-enrolment forms in respect of 90 children for the period 2011 to 2014 which proves the need for more multi-denominational school places for children in the Dublin South Central and Dublin South East constituencies; and the steps she will take to secure new multi-denominational schools to serve this area by September 2011. [19069/10]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The Forward Planning Section of my Department has carried out a study of the country to identify the areas where, due to demographic changes, there may be a requirement for significant additional school provision at both primary and post-primary levels over the coming years. This study has been conducted using data from the Central Statistics Office, the General Register Office and the Department of Social & Family Affairs with reference to recent schools' enrolment data. The study indicates that the requirement for additional primary provision in years 2010, 2011 and 2012 is likely to be greatest in more than 40 identified locations across the country based on significant changes to the demographics of those areas.

Forward Planning Section is in the process of carrying out detailed analysis and reports for each of these locations in order to identify the school accommodation requirements for each area up to and including the school year 2014/2015. School accommodation requirements within the area referred have been considered as part of this detailed study of the identified areas. The progression of all large scale building projects arising from Forward Planning Section's analysis of accommodation needs will be considered in the context of my Department's multi-annual School Building and Modernisation Programme.