Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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134. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason he does not feel it appropriate to talk to the parents and board of management of a school (details supplied) in view of the uncertainty surrounding location for the school which is due to open in September; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9148/14]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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My Department has been in ongoing contact with the patron of the second level school in question in relation to its accommodation arrangements. For reasons of practicality and to ensure coherent communication with interested parties, while also taking account of commercial sensitivities, the appropriate channel of communication in such instances is with the school Patrons, who, in turn, would be expected to communicate appropriately with their Boards of Management and their parents.

The Department's finite resources are focused on securing accommodation for the school in question. I understand that it expects to be able to tell the Patron shortly where the school will be located next September. The Patron is aware of this position.