Carol Nolan (Offaly, Sinn Fein)
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192. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the establishment of a third stream in a school (details supplied) to meet local demand for the children to be educated through the medium of Irish; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9259/17]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy is aware, the Department recently met with representatives of the school referred to and it was agreed that a further meeting would be convened within the coming weeks.

It was agreed that this would allow adequate time for updated demographic data, taking into account overall current and projected pupil numbers in the area, and the enrolment position in the case of the school in question and other schools in the area; the various factors that contribute to the compilation and operation of any waiting lists; the impact of expansion of school capacity in the case of the school in question on other schools in the area to be clarified and assessed. As part of this process, further information was supplied by the school to the Department and this is currently being considered. In addition, my Department is aware that the Patron is presently engaging directly with the three schools in the area in question relating to enrolment matters.