Joan Burton TD Deputy Leader of the Labour Party put a Parlimentry question to the Minister for Education and Science Mary Hanafin TD recently regarding the siting of the proposed Educate Together school for the Carpenterstown and Luttrellstown area. Deputy Burton asked where will this school be located and what size will it be. She also asked if the site has been acquired and has legal title passed and what was the role Fingal County Council in the matter.

The Minister’s reply states that, “the New School Advisory Committee (NSAC) has received formal notification from Educate Together of an intention to apply for the recognition of a new primary school for September, 2008 in the location referred to by the Deputy.

The NSAC is an independent advisory group established to process applications for the recognition of new primary schools and to make recommendations to the Minister for Education and Science. It is expected that the NSAC will produce its report early in 2008.

In the meantime, the Department has prioritised a site acquisition in the area under the Fingal School Model Agreement process and this matter is on-going”.