Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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581. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on correspondence (details supplied) in County Kildare regarding a national school; her plans to address this issue; the timeframe for such a decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48359/14]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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As the Deputy is aware, my Department's over-riding objective is to ensure that every child has access to a physical school place and that our school system is in a position to cope with increasing pupil numbers. This can necessitate the use of temporary accommodation, as in the case in the school referred to by the Deputy, until my Department is in a position to provide a permanent building.

While the school's existing accommodation is being upgraded, the pupils have been temporarily relocated to a building that will host the establishment of a new post primary school in September 2015. The school will return to its former school building when the upgrading works have been completed. The arrangements for this relocation were made by the ETB in consultation with the school, including the parent representatives. My Department has also sanctioned funding for two additional prefabricated units to cater for increased enrolments.

My Department will continue to liaise with the school authorities regarding the school's long term accommodation needs.