Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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2057The 2011 school building work programme, which was announced in January, is outlined on my Department's website at www.education.ie. In addition, the current status of all projects on the school building programme is published on my Department's web-site and this programme will be regularly updated throughout the year.

My Department's most recent projections indicate that enrolments at post-primary level will rise from current levels of circa 312,200 pupils to about 336,600 pupils by the year 2017 and at primary level enrolments are expected to increase from the current total enrolment of circa 505,600 pupils to an expected enrolment circa 567,300 pupils by the year 2017.

It is within this context that the Forward Planning Section of my Department is finalising its analysis of all areas in the country in order to determine the level of additional school provision which will be required at both primary and post primary level up to 2017. This analysis will inform the development of a multi-annual plan for capital investment in schools.