Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, Socialist Party)
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454. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 157 of 2 December 2015, what criteria will be used in assessing the sufficient viability of Aonad; which body or agency will make this assessment; if there will be a consultation process with parents, students and public representatives regarding the location of a Gaelcholáiste in the north Kildare area, including its size and catchment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3999/16]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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Based on parental preferences indicating that there would be sufficient support for Irish-medium provision in the post-primary school to open in 2014 in Maynooth, it was decided that this school would open with an Irish-medium Aonad.

In November 2015, when I announced the new schools which would open in 2017 and 2018 to cater for increased demographic demand, I stated that a Gaelcholáiste to serve the North Kildare area will open in 2019, subject to sufficient viability of the Irish-medium Aonad, which is part of Maynooth Community College. The Gaelcholáiste will operate under the patronage of Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board and An Foras Pátrúnachta. The size of the school will be approximately 500 students.

My Department officials will work closely with the Education and Training Board and with An Foras Pátrúnachta in relation to the establishment of the school.