Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

346. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide the data sets used in the geographical information system when identifying areas under increased demographic pressure; the metric used in this assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19950/17]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

My Department uses a Geographical Information System (GIS) to identify where the pressure for school places across the country will arise.

The GIS uses data from a range of sources including;

- the Central Statistics Office,

- Ordnance Survey Ireland,

- Child Benefit Data from the Department of Social Protection, and

- Enrolment data/available capacity of existing schools from my Department's own databases.

With this information, my Department carries out nationwide demographic exercises at primary and post-primary level to determine where additional school accommodation is needed.These exercises take account of updated enrolment and child benefit data and also the impact of existing and planned capacity increases to schools in these areas

Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

347. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a map of the school planning area boundaries for north Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19951/17]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

My Department uses a Geographical Information System (GIS) to identify where the pressure for school places across the country will arise. In order to plan for school provision and analyse the relevant demographic data, the Department divides the country into 314 school planning areas.

The North Dublin area covers a number of school planning areas including:

- Beaumont/Coolock/Dublin5

- Blanchardstown Village

- BlanchardstownWest/Dublin15

- Cabra/Phibsboro/Dublin7

- Carpenterstown/Dublin15

- Castleknock/Dublin15

- Darndale/Dublin17

- Donabate

- Donaghmede/Howth/Dublin13

- Drumcondra/Marino/Dublin1

- FinglasEast/Ballymun/Dublin11

- Killester/Raheny/Clontarf

- Malahide/Nevinstown

- Portmarnock

- Rush&Lusk

- Scribblestown/FinglasWest

- Skerries

- Swords

- Whitehall/Santry/Dublin9

The North Dublin area also includes parts of the Ashbourne, Balbriggan and Mulhuddart/Tyrellstown/Dublin15 school planning areas. 

A map of the area to which the Deputy refers has been attached as requested.