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Minister Quinn announces publication of report by Commission on School Accommodation
The Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairi Quinn TD, today announced the publication of the report of the Commission on School Accommodation proposing revised criteria and procedures for the establishment of new primary schools.
In September 2008, the then Minister for Education and Science, Batt O’Keeffe TD, requested that a review of the criteria and procedures for the establishment of new primary schools be undertaken by the Commission on School Accommodation.
A review was deemed necessary given the rapid growth in population and changing demographics in recent years.
A Technical Working Group under the Steering Group of the Commission on School Accommodation was established to undertake a full review of the existing criteria and procedures.
Today’s report is the outcome of that review.
The report recognises the increasing parental demand for diversity of school provision and in particular for Irish medium and multi-denominational/non-denominational education.
The report's recommendations and proposals are a useful contribution to the deliberations of the recently established Forum on Patronage and Pluralism in the Primary Sector.