Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael)
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168. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a matter with regard to a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25310/17]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy is aware, a new school building project for the school referred is included in my Department's 6 Year Construction Programme. The project brief is to deliver a replacement 8 classroom school on a greenfield site.

When considering the scope of a brief for a school building project my Department takes many factors into consideration including enrolment trends, the availability of other primary school places in the area and the utilisation of overall capacity within the catchment area. It is also important that school size is monitored and that a balance is preserved among all schools in the catchment area to ensure that one school is not expanding at the expense or viability of another.

My Department is satisfied that, having regard to the capacity of schools in the area in question, there is sufficient accommodation to meet demand, with no identified requirement for additionality.