Written answers

Wednesday, 20 April 2016

Department of Education and Skills

Schools Building Projects Applications

Photo of Seán HaugheySeán Haughey (Dublin Bay North, Fianna Fail)
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443. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will sanction a new and expanded permanent school building for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 17; if the site owned by her Department adjacent to the existing school can be used for this purpose; if she is aware of the expanding population in this area; her views on whether the existing Gaelscoil is already operating to full capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7773/16]

Photo of Jan O'SullivanJan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department provided a purpose built building for the school in question in 2008. My Department, therefore, has no plans to replace or extend this building. The school is operating at the capacity for which the building was constructed.

I also wish to advise the Deputy that one of my Department's key responsibilities is to ensure that schools, in an area can, between them, cater for all pupils seeking places. In this regard, my Department is aware that there is existing capacity in primary schools in the Coolock/Darndale/Artane/Edenmore areas.

My Department carries out nationwide demographic exercises at primary and post primary level to determine where additional school accommodation is needed. A new primary school will open in September 2016 to serve the Drumcondra/Marino/Dublin 1 feeder area (which is adjacent to the feeder area in which the school, referred to, is situated) to cater for the demographic growth in that area. My Department will keep the demographic projections under ongoing review to take account of updated enrolment and child benefit data and also the impact of capacity increases to schools in these areas.

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