Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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492. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which she can meet or enhance the school building programme at primary and second level with particular reference to locations of increased population; if she has identified such pressure areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3900/15]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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My Department has recently completed a nationwide demographic exercise to determine where additional primary school accommodation might be needed from 2015 onwards. I will announce the details of any new schools arising out of this exercise in due course. A corresponding exercise at post-primary level is currently underway.

Funding under my Department's five-year construction plan is focussed on meeting demographic demands to ensure that every child will have access to a physical school place and that our school system is in a position to accommodate increasing pupil numbers. This involves prioritising school building projects in areas where the demographic demand exceeds the level of accommodation available.