Ciarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour)
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103. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to facilitate a second level Educate Together school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15608/14]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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In June 2011, I announced that some 20 new post primary schools are to be established up to 2017 to cater for increasing demographics across a number of locations. While new post-primary schools are planned for the Cork South Suburbs/Carrigaline and Middleton/Carrigtohill feeder areas, that announcement did not include a proposal to establish a new school for Cork city.

My Department continues to analyse demographic data to identify where further new primary and post-primary schools may be required from 2017 onwards. It will be open to all patron bodies, including the one mentioned in the details supplied, to apply for patronage of any such schools in line with the established patronage determination process for such schools.

Kevin Humphreys (Dublin South East, Labour)
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104. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress, if any, that has been made towards the establishment of an Educate Together secondary school in the north or south Dublin city areas; if he or his officials have held any meetings on this issue with interested parties; if he is concerned at the lack of such a follow-on school for the many multidenominational primary schools established or planned within the Dublin city area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15622/14]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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In June 2011, I announced that some 20 new post primary schools are to be established up to 2017 to cater for increasing demographics across a number of locations. That announcement did not include a proposal to establish a new school for the city of Dublin. I recently met with an advocacy group for a new multi-denominational school for the north side of the city in this regard.

My Department continues to analyse demographic data to identify where further new primary and post-primary schools may be required from 2017 onwards. It will be open to all patron bodies, including those with proposing a multi-denominational ethos, to apply for patronage of any such schools in line with the established patronage determination process for new schools.