Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent)
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55. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to sanction new primary schools within the Swords area in the next 18 months; the likely location of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14266/18]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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My Department has recently contacted all of the primary schools in the Swords area to review their projected enrolments for September 2018. The schools concerned generally commenced their enrolment process for the new junior infants in early January of this year and this process is not yet complete. In that regard, the level of demand for all schools is not available at this point. Each school has issued invitations for enrolment through school notes and local announcements and are currently offering places in line with their respective enrolment policies. My Department will continue to liaise with the schools and their Patrons to keep the matter under review in the coming weeks with a view to putting any necessary arrangements in place to address any accommodation needs arising in 2018. 

Nationwide demographic exercises which will determine where new schools will be needed from 2019 are currently ongoing and it is anticipated that decisions based on these exercises will be announced in the coming weeks.