Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)
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Question 180: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will explain the methods by which he currently defines the area to be served or catchment area or both of a prospective new post-primary school, specifically in respect of references to such areas in the arrangements for patronage of new schools; the methods by which such areas have been defined prior to 27 June 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2160/12]

Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)
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Question 181: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the area served or the catchment area or both for the prospective new post-primary school in Maynooth, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2161/12]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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1I propose to take Questions Nos. 180 and 181 together.

Catchment boundaries have their origins in the establishment of free post-primary education in the late 1960s and were determined following consultation with local educational interests. For planning purposes the country was divided into geographic districts each with several primary schools feeding into a post-primary centre with one or more post-primary schools. The intention was and continues to be that these defined districts facilitate the orderly planning of school provision and accommodation needs.

There are five primary schools which feed into the Maynooth post-primary centre, details are outlined below:

Roll No School 00779U Presentation Girls Primary School 17341U Maynooth B N S20058T Scoil Uí Fhiach 20292E Maynooth Educate Together National School 17652O Scoil Oilibhéir Naofa