Thomas Gould (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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325. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has a policy and report on the future of second level education on the north side of Cork city. [56211/22]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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As the Deputy may be aware for school planning purposes, my Department divides the country into 314 school planning areas and utilises a Geographical Information System (GIS) to anticipate school place demand. Information from a range of sources, including Child Benefit data, school enrolment data and information on residential development activity is used for this purpose

Under Project Ireland 2040, my Department continues to make progress to increase the infrastructural capacity in the schools sector, in order to meet demographic and other demands. It is expected that the enrolment pressures in these, and other areas will reduce in the short-term as such planned additional capacity comes on stream and as demographic demand moves past its peak.

The Capital Programme details the school projects that are being progressed under Project Ireland 2040. The current status of large-scale projects being delivered under Project Ireland 2040, including projects in the area in question, may be viewed on my Department's website at, www.gov.ie and this information is updated regularly. In addition, a list of large-scale projects completed from 2010 to date may also be viewed on the website.

The Capital Programme also provides for devolved funding for additional classrooms, including accommodation for pupils with special educational needs, if required, for schools where an additional enrolment need has been identified or where an additional teacher has been appointed. Details of schools listed on this programme (the Additional Accommodation Scheme) can also be found on my Department's website at www.gov.ie and this information is also updated regularly.

Specifically, in the northside of Cork city, there are a number of significant school building projects providing additional capacity at post primary level:

- Scoil Mhuire Wellington Place Cork R/N 62690E – project at stage 2a – project to cater for LTPE of 400 pupils

- Gaelcholaiste Mhuire Cork R/N 62531H – project at stage 2b – this is an extension project to expand the school to cater for 700 pupils.

- Cork ETSS R/N 68263P – project at stage 2b for a new school building to cater for 600 pupils.

- Colaiste An Phiarsaigh (62301N) is a mixed post primary school with an enrolment of 526 for the 2021/2022 school year. A project to include an extension to provide LTPE of 750 pupils has been devolved to the school authority for delivery.

- Deerpark C.B.S (62540I) is a mixed post primary school with an enrolment of 466 for the 2021/2022 school year. A project to cater for LTPE of 500 has been devolved to the school authority for delivery.

- Coláiste Chríost Rí (62560O) is an all boys post primary school with an enrolment of 445 for the 2021/2022 school year. A project to cater for LTPE of 600 has been devolved to the school authority for delivery.

- Coláiste An Spioraid Naoimh (62580U) is an all boys post primary school with an enrolment of 521 for the 2021/2022 school year. A project to cater for LTPE of 750 has been devolved to the school authority for delivery.

- St. Angela's College (62640M) is an all-girls post primary school with an enrolment of 594 for the 2021/2022 school year. A project to cater for LTPE of 600 has been devolved to the school authority for delivery.

- Coláiste Daibhéid (71124S) is a mixed post primary school with an enrolment of 227 for the 2021/2022 school year. A project to include cater for LTPE of 300 has been devolved to the school authority for delivery.

- Bishopstown Community School (91397T) is a mixed post primary school with an enrolment of 312 for the 2021/2022 school year. A project cater for LTPE of 350 has been devolved to the school authority for delivery

- Mayfield Community School (91400F) is a mixed post primary school with an enrolment 445 for the 2021/2022 school year. A project to cater for LTPE of 350 has been devolved to the school authority for delivery.

School place needs across all school planning areas will continue to be kept under review, using refreshed Child Benefit data, school enrolment data and other updated information as they become available