Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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Question 127: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of secondary school places in Navan; if any secondary school pupils have been directed away from Navan areas due to lack of places; the number of secondary school pupils that have been directed away from Navan areas because of lack of places; the additional secondary school space provision planned for each of the next four years; the number of secondary school pupils seeking places that are anticipated for each of the next four years; if she will provide this information in tabular form for all secondary schools in the Navan area; the general position on secondary school education provision in Navan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41440/10]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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There are 4 post primary schools serving the Navan area, with a combined enrolment of 2,556 pupils in the 2009/10 school year. Enrolments at post-primary level in Navan have increased in recent years. These post-primary schools serve up to 20 primary feeder schools. Based on the numbers feeding through from the primary feeder schools it would appear that enrolments will continue to increase in the short to medium term. The Forward Planning Section of my Department is in the process of analysing all areas in the country in order to determine the level of additional provision which will be required at both primary and post primary level up to 2017. Overall accommodation requirements in the Navan area will be considered in this regard. The progression of all large scale building projects arising from Forward Planning Section's analysis will be considered in the context of my Department's School Building and Modernisation Programme.