Parliamentary Question addressed to the Minister for Education and Science

To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the name and patron of all new primary schools opened or planned in the Dublin Rathdown constituency since 2011.

In September 2012, two new primary schools opened in the Rathdown constituency area €“ Ballinteer Educate Together National School and Stepaside Educate Together National School, under the patronage of Educate Together. In September 2013, Gaelscoil Sliabh Rua commenced operation in the area, under the patronage of An Foras Pátrúnachta.

In February of this year, I announced the areas where new primary schools will be opening in 2015 and 2016. This includes a new school to serve the Goatstown/Stillorgan area, which lies within the Rathdown constituency area.  This school is due to commence operation in September 2016.  As with all such new schools, my Department will run an open patronage determination process to establish who will operate the new school. This process will take place later this year or early next year. It will be open to all patrons and prospective patrons to apply to run the school.